austral
1[ aw-struh l ]
/ ˈɔ strəl /
adjective
(initial capital letter) Australian.
RELATED WORDS
blistering, red-hot, scorching, arid, sizzling, sweltering, blazing, stifling, parched, sultry, boiling, broiling, burning, dried, dry, fiery, heated, tropic, tropical, scalding
Nearby words
- austin, alfred,
- austin, john,
- austin, john langshaw,
- austin, stephen fuller,
- austr-,
- austral islands,
- austral.,
- australasia,
- australasian,
- australia
Origin of austral
1austral
2[ ous-trahl ]
/ aʊsˈtrɑl /
noun, plural aus·tra·les [ous-trah-les] /aʊsˈtrɑ lɛs/.
a monetary unit of Argentina, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the peso in 1985.
Origin of austral
2From Spanish; see origin at austral1
Austral
Austral.
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austral
1/ (ˈɔːstrəl) /
adjective
of or coming from the southaustral winds
Word Origin for austral
C14: from Latin austrālis, from auster the south wind
noun plural -trales (-trɑːlɛs)
a former monetary unit of Argentina equal to 100 centavos, replaced by the peso
Word Origin for austral
from Spanish; see austral 1
Austral.
abbreviation for
Australasia
Australia(n)
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austral
1540s, from Latin australis, from auster (see auster).
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austral
[ ô′strəl ]
Relating to the south or to southern regions of the globe.
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