Upper Austria

American  

noun

1. a province in N Austria. 4,631 sq. mi. (11,995 sq. km). Linz.

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Upper Austria British  

noun

1. German name: Oberösterreich.  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)

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Example Sentences

The elk, nicknamed Emil, was tranquilised by Austrian wildlife officials on Monday after straying dangerously close to a motorway near the village of Sattledt, Upper Austria.

From BBC

Police in Upper Austria province said the four Germans — two sisters and their partners, in their 20s and early 30s — went to the building on Saturday to lay white roses in its window recesses.

From Seattle Times

A transport plane with a capacity of about 60 passengers took off from Hörsching airbase in Upper Austria for Cyprus.

From Reuters

Now researchers studying this mummy have finally matched the anonymous little boy with a name: Reichard Wilhelm, part of the elite Starhemberg family of Upper Austria.

From Scientific American

The body of the doctor -- who had often given media interviews about fighting the coronavirus pandemic and promoting vaccinations -- was found in her office in Upper Austria on Friday.

From Reuters