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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Austin

In Austin, Texas, Waymo’s robotaxis have struggled to follow parking rules.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Over 50 million miles in driverless operation in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Austin, Waymo’s crash involvement rate was 68% lower than that of human drivers, the organization found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Lakers guard Austin Reaves says he still is processing LeBron James’ decision to leave the Lakers, but is happy with the offseason moves the team has made.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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

In 1888, his father, Robert Emmett White, was elected sheriff of Travis County, Texas, which included Austin, then a city of fewer than fifteen thousand people.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann