Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to the archduchy of Austria, or to the Cisleithan division of the dual Austro-Hungarian monarchy, or to the collective dominions of the house of Hapsburg.
  • noun A native or an inhabitant of the archduchy of Austria, the nucleus of the Hapsburg dominions, comprising the crown lands of Upper and Lower Austria.
  • noun A native or an inhabitant of the Cisleithan division of Austria-Hungary, which comprises all the crown lands of the dual empire except Hungary, Croatia with Slavonia, and Fiume.
  • noun A native or an inhabitant of any part of the dominions of the house of Hapsburg, known since 1867 as Austria-Hungary.
  • Southern; austral.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to Austria, or to its inhabitants.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person from Austria or of Austrian descent.
  • adjective Of, from, or pertaining to Austria, or its people.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective of or relating to Austria or its people or culture
  • noun a native or inhabitant of Austria

Etymologies

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From Austria +‎ -an.

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