austral

English

WOTD – 20 March 2006    

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Etymology

From Latin australis (“southern”)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

austral (comparative more austral, superlative most austral)

1. Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

   an austral migrant

Synonyms

• meridional
• southern

Antonyms

• boreal
• septentrional
• northern

Related terms

• Australian
• aurora australis
• oriental
• occidental

Translations

Of, relating to, or coming from the south

• Catalan: austral (ca)
• Czech: polední (cs) (obsolete), jižní (cs), jihozemský (cs) (rare)
• French: austral (fr)
• German: südlich (de)

• Italian: australe (it)
• Polish: południowy (pl)
• Portuguese: austral (pt)
• Spanish: austral (es)

Noun

austral (plural australs)

1. A former currency of Argentina.

Translations

currency

• Bulgarian: южен (bg) (južen)
• French: austral (fr)

• Italian: australe (it)
• Spanish: austral (es) m

See also

• occidental
• oriental

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French

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /os.tʁal/
• Homophones: australe, australes

Adjective

austral m (feminine australe, masculine plural austraux, feminine plural australes)

1. austral