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Upper Austria

American  

noun

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


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 Oct. 28, 2022

Two provinces in Austria - Upper Austria and Salzburg - will go into full lockdown from Monday, media reports say.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2021

The situation is worst in two of Austria's nine provinces, Upper Austria and Salzburg, where hospitals are coming under increasing strain.

From Reuters Nov. 17, 2021

It wasn’t immediately clear why the vehicle had crashed into the stall, said Clemens Lehner, a spokesman for Upper Austria police.

From Seattle Times Jul. 11, 2021

This victory gained, an effort was made to suppress Lutheranism in Upper Austria.

From Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German by Charles Morris

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