Lower Austria

American  

[loh-er] / ˈloʊ ər /

noun

1. a province in NE Austria. 7,092 sq. mi. (18,370 sq. km).

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Lower Austria British  

noun

1. German name: Niederösterreich.  a state of NE Austria: the largest Austrian province, containing most of the Vienna basin. Capital: Sankt Pölten. Pop: 1 552 848 (2003 est). Area: 19 170 sq km (7476 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

All river traffic along the Danube was brought to a standstill in the Lower Austria area.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2024

He was a lawmaker from 2008 to 2019 and headed his party’s branch in Lower Austria province for several years.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2022

Since 1971, Mr. Nitsch had performed his actions at the Prinzendorf castle in Lower Austria, which he owned, and where he lived.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

Burgenland, which borders Hungary, along with Vienna and the province surrounding it, Lower Austria, announced their joint lockdown because their hospitals are approaching their full intensive-care capacity.

From Reuters • Mar. 31, 2021

Schwarzkopf, darling of the Reich’s culture department, later allegedly took the SS General and Nazi Governor of Lower Austria, Dr Hugo Jury, as her lover.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall