AUSTRAL

austral

(adjective) of the south or coming from the south; “sailed the austral seas”

austral

(noun) the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

austral (comparative more austral, superlative most austral)

Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

Synonyms

• meridional

• southern

Antonyms

• boreal

• septentrional

• northern

Etymology 2

Noun

austral (plural australs)

A former currency of Argentina.

Anagrams

• Alturas

Proper noun

Austral

A Polynesian language spoken on the Austral Islands of French Polynesia.

Anagrams

• Alturas

Source: Wiktionary


Aus"tral, a. Etym: [L. australis, fr. auster: cf. F. austral.]

Definition: Southern; lying or being in the south; as, austral land; austral ocean. Austral signs (Astron.), the last six signs of the zodiac, or those south of the equator.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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