AUSTR-


Meaning of AUSTR- in English

I. combining form

or austro-

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Middle English austr-, from Latin, south, from austr-, auster south wind, south; akin to Latin aurora dawn — more at east

1. : south : southern

austro asiatic

Austro riparian

2. : Australian and

Austro -Malayan

II. combining form

or austro-

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: probably from New Latin, from Austria

1. : Austrian and

Austro -Hungarian

2. : Austria

austr ium

Austro phobia

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.