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• austral
  austral

  adjective

  southern.
• Austral
  Austral

  abbreviation

  Australian.
• Austral.
  Austral.

  abbreviation

  Australasia.

austral

¹ American  

[aw-struhl] / ˈɔ strəl /

adjective

1. southern.

2. (initial capital letter) Australian.

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austral ² American  

[ous-trahl] / aʊsˈtrɑl /

noun

australes plural

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

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Austral ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Australian.

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Austral. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. Australasia.

2. Australia.

3. Australian.

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Austral. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Australasia

2. Australia(n)

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austral ² British  

/ aʊˈstrɑːl /

noun

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

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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.

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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; see origin at austral ¹

Explanation

Anything austral refers to the south. An austral wind is a southern wind. This word has to do with direction. One of the most southern countries in the world is Australia, which might help you remember the meaning of austral: from the south or related to the south. Often, this word has to do with austral wind, which comes from the south. You could talk about the austral (southern) migration of birds.

Example Sentences

Over the course of the austral summer, the floating ice tongue steadily broke apart through repeated calving events, leading to a retreat of roughly 16 kilometers.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

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

From Science Magazine • Apr. 21, 2024

“It is noteworthy that these record temperatures occurred before the beginning of the austral summer season, making them particularly exceptional,” the group wrote.

From Scientific American • Jun. 15, 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

No such currents could possibly come from rivers in an austral land, locked up in ever-during frost, should any such land exist.E.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

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