Linz

[ lints ]

/ lɪnts /

noun

a port in N Austria, on the Danube River.

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Definition for linz (2 of 2)

Upper Austria

noun

a province in N Austria. 4631 sq. mi. (11,995 sq. km). Capital: Linz.

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Example sentences from the Web for linz

Swithin at once hailed a carriage and started at full gallop on the road to Linz.
Villa Rubein and Other Stories|John Galsworthy
The year preceding his departure to Linz was denounced by him as pregnant with misfortune and misery.
The Life of Galileo Galilei, with Illustrations of the Advancement of Experimental Philosophy|John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune
He left Prague to take up a permanent professorship at the University of Linz.
Kepler|Walter W. Bryant
Father only let us go because Viktor is in Linz and Father believed he was going to stay there another fortnight.
A Young Girl's Diary|An Anonymous Young Girl

In 1830, in Austria, the archduke Maximilian made an entirely fresh departure with the defences of Linz.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for linz (1 of 3)

Linz¹

/ (lɪnts) /

noun

a port in N Austria, capital of Upper Austria, on the River Danube: cultural centre; steelworks. Pop: 183 504 (2001)Latin name: Lentia (ˈlɛntɪə, ˈlɛnsɪə)

British Dictionary definitions for linz (2 of 3)

Linz²

/ (lɪnz) /

n acronym for

Land Information New Zealand; the official body responsible for land registration, mapping, and surveying in New Zealand

British Dictionary definitions for linz (3 of 3)

Upper Austria

noun

a state of N Austria: first divided from Lower Austria in 1251. Capital: Linz. Pop: 1 387 086 (2003 est). Area: 11 978 sq km (4625 sq miles)German name: Oberösterreich

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