AUTOBAHN Meaning of AUTOBAHN in English [ 'ɔ:tə(ʊ)bα:n ]■ noun a German, Austrian, or Swiss motorway.Origin1930s: from Ger., from Auto 'car' + Bahn 'path, road'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004