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Austin

[ aw-stuhn ]

noun

  1. Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
  2. John, 1790–1859, English writer on law.
  3. John Lang·shaw [lang, -shaw], 1911–60, British philosopher.
  4. Mary (Hunter), 1868–1934, U.S. novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.
  5. Stephen Fuller, 1793–1836, American colonizer in Texas.
  6. Warren Robinson, 1877–1962, U.S. diplomat.
  7. a city in and the capital of Texas, in the central part, on the Colorado River.
  8. a city in southeastern Minnesota.
  9. a first name, form of Augustus.


Austin

1

/ ˈɒɪ /

noun

  1. a city in central Texas, on the Colorado River: state capital since 1845. Pop: 672 011 (2003 est)
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Austin

2

/ ˈɒɪ; ˈɔː- /

noun

  1. AustinHerbert, 1st Baron18661941MBritishTECHNOLOGY: engineer Herbert, 1st Baron. 1866–1941, British automobile engineer, who founded the Austin Motor Company
  2. AustinJohn17901859MBritishLAW: jurist John. 1790–1859, British jurist, whose book The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) greatly influenced legal theory and the English legal system
  3. AustinJ(ohn) L(angshaw)19111960MEnglishPHILOSOPHY: philosopher J ( ohn ) L ( angshaw ) (ˈlæŋʃɔː). 1911–60, English philosopher, whose lectures Sense and Sensibilia and How to do Things with Words were published posthumously in 1962
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Austin

3

/ ˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. another word for Augustinian
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Austin

  1. Capital of Texas .
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Notes

Location of the University of Texas.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Austin1

C14: shortened form of Augustine
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Example Sentences

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They have a dangerous No. 3 option in Austin Reaves.

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Austin Reaves, who struggled shooting in Game 2, hit big shots, keeping the Lakers in it despite the mistakes rapidly mounting and making things tougher.

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They responded by blaming his “white guilt” for “thousands more Austin Metcalfs.”

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And the kind of two-on-one fast break with Austin Reaves and LeBron James that usually would be an alley-oop became an alley-oops when Reaves threw the ball too high and James missed the layup.

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The Austin, Texas-based company reported adjusted earnings per share of 27 cents, well below analysts’ expectations of 41 cents.

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