austrian

British

/ ˈɒstrɪən /

adjective

of or relating to Austria or its inhabitants

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noun

a native or inhabitant of Austria

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Example Sentences

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But tennis soon started to take over Sinner's life in the mountain village of Sexten, just a short hike from the Austrian border.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Fans of AI automation may be more excited by the Thursday appearance of Peter Steinberger, the Austrian creator of the open-source AI agent OpenClaw that took Silicon Valley by storm earlier this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Its best player in Real Madrid defender David Alaba, a four-time Champions League winner and 10-time Austrian footballer of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2026

Austrian filmmaker Brigitte Weich hadn’t visited North Korea since 2018 before arriving at the Pyongyang International Film Festival last fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I looked across the wire at the Austrian lines.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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