Austrasia

English

Etymology

From Latin Austrasia, from Austrasii +‎ -ia. Austrasii, referring to the eastern Franks, is a Latinization of Frankish *Austerliudi, meaning "eastern folk"; see ostar and liuti.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɔˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/

Proper noun

Austrasia

2. An early-medieval geographic region corresponding to the homeland of the Merovingian Franks in modern western Germany, northeastern France, Belgium and parts of the Netherlands. Capital: Metz.

Derived terms

• Austrasian

Translations

region

• French: Austrasie (fr)
• German: Austrasien (de), Austrien (de)
• Latin: Austrasia
• Portuguese: Austrásia f
• Spanish: Austrasia f
• Swedish: Austrasien (sv)

See also

• Neustria
• Austria

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ausˈtɾasja/ [au̯sˈt̪ɾa.sja]
• Rhymes: -asja
• Syllabification: Aus‧tra‧sia

Proper noun

Austrasia f

1. Austrasia (an early-medieval geographic region corresponding to the homeland of the Merovingian Franks in modern western Germany, northeastern France, Belgium and parts of the Netherlands)