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Synonyms

austral

1 American  
[aw-struhl] / ˈɔ strəl /

adjective

  1. southern.

  2. (initial capital letter) Australian.

austral 2 American  
[ous-trahl] / aʊsˈtrɑl /

noun

plural

australes

  1. a monetary unit of Argentina, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the peso in 1985.

Austral 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Australian.

Austral. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. Australasia.

  2. Australia.

  3. Australian.

austral 1 British  
/ aʊˈstrɑːl /

noun

  1. a former monetary unit of Argentina equal to 100 centavos, replaced by the peso

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Austral. 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Australasia

  2. Australia(n)

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austral 3 British  
/ ˈɔːstrəl /

adjective

  1. of or coming from the south

    austral winds
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austral Scientific  
/ ô′strəl /

  1. Relating to the south or to southern regions of the globe.

Etymology

Origin of austral1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin austrālis southern, equivalent to Aust ( e ) r Auster + -ālis -al 1

Origin of austral2

From Spanish; austral 1

Example Sentences

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They’re heading back to Antarctica next austral summer to retrieve larger samples.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 21, 2024

By March the brief austral summer was already drawing to a close.

From Scientific American • Mar. 14, 2023

“Hacemos música para que a la gente le guste”, dijo Tomasín en una entrevista en su casa de la ciudad argentina de Río Gallegos, cerca del extremo más austral del país.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2022

Tomine is a devotee of fishing the austral summer in South America’s Patagonia, from which he had just returned when he spoke to The Seattle Times in early April.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022

Lower austral zone: occupies southern part of United States from Chesapeake Bay to the great interior valley of California.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

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