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Carinthia

American  
[kuh-rin-thee-uh] / kəˈrɪn θi ə /

noun

  1. a province in S Austria. 3,681 sq. mi. (9,535 sq. km). Klagenfurt.


Carinthia British  
/ kəˈrɪnθɪə /

noun

  1. German name: Kärnten.  a state of S Austria: an independent duchy from 976 to 1276; mainly mountainous, with many lakes and resorts. Capital: Klagenfurt. Pop: 559 440 (2003 est). Area: 9533 sq km (3681 sq miles)

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Austria's largest glacier, the Pasterze in Carinthia, also continues to shrink.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The accident took place near the village of Micheldorf in Carinthia state in central Austria.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

The southern state of Carinthia activated a heat protection plan for more than 900 care homes, hospitals and other sites to identify people who might be particularly vulnerable to high temperatures.

From Washington Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Those in favor of keeping Carinthia a Carniolan-exclusive zone point to such numbers as both a threat and evidence that the law needs stricter enforcement.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2023

The latter had obtained possession of Austria, through marriage, and of all Styria and Carinthia to the Adriatic by purchase.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Taylor, Bayard

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