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• austro-
  austro-

  a combining form meaning “south,” used in the formation of compound words.
• Austro-
  Austro-

  a combining form of Austria.

austro-

¹ American  

1. a combining form meaning “south,” used in the formation of compound words.

   Austronesia.

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Austro- ² American  

1. a combining form of Austria.

   Austro-Hungarian.

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Austro- ¹ British  

/ ˈɒstrəʊ- /

combining form

1. southern

   Austro-Asiatic

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Austro- ² British  

/ ˈɒstrəʊ- /

combining form

1. Austrian

   Austro-Hungarian

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Etymology

Origin of austro-

< Latin aust ( e ) r the south, the south wind + -o-