Austin

American  

[aw-stuhn] / ˈɔ stən /

noun

1. Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.

2. John, 1790–1859, English writer on law.

3. John Langshaw 1911–60, British philosopher.

4. Mary (Hunter), 1868–1934, U.S. novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.

5. Stephen Fuller, 1793–1836, American colonizer in Texas.

6. Warren Robinson, 1877–1962, U.S. diplomat.

7. Saint Augustine.

8. a city in and the capital of Texas, in the central part, on the Colorado River.

9. a city in southeastern Minnesota.

10. a first name, form of Augustus.

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Austin ¹ British  

/ ˈɒstɪn /

adjective

1. another word for Augustinian

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Austin ² British  

/ ˈɒstɪn /

noun

1. a city in central Texas, on the Colorado River: state capital since 1845. Pop: 672 011 (2003 est)

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Austin ³ British  

/ ˈɒstɪn, ˈɔː- /

noun

1. Herbert, 1st Baron. 1866–1941, British automobile engineer, who founded the Austin Motor Company

2. John. 1790–1859, British jurist, whose book The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) greatly influenced legal theory and the English legal system

3. J ( ohn ) L ( angshaw ) (ˈlæŋʃɔː). 1911–60, English philosopher, whose lectures Sense and Sensibilia and How to do Things with Words were published posthumously in 1962

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Austin Cultural  

1. Capital of Texas.

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Location of the University of Texas.

Etymology

Origin of Austin

C14: shortened form of _Augustine

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Autonomous vehicles from Waymo and others—which in Austin include Tesla’s Robotaxi and Amazon’s Zoox—create challenges for law enforcement when they struggle to navigate unpredictable situations such as emergency scenes, construction zones and road closures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Waymo robotaxis have been fined $9,325 in parking tickets in Austin, Texas, since the company arrived there in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Tesla is participating with Musk's other ventures, SpaceX and xAI, in Terabab, a $20 billion project in Austin that calls itself "the most epic chip-building effort ever."

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

Becca Monahan and Chris Austin, interim co-managing directors of the Official Charts, congratulated Oasis on the album's achievements in a joint statement.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

In an interview conducted at this time with an NCC student, Austin described what he called the “dual personality” of the black ruling class.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson