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Austin1 definition

Aus·tin (ôs′tən)

noun

  1. a masculine name
  2. Chiefly Brit. Augustinian

adjective

Chiefly Brit. Augustinian
Austin2 definition

Aus·tin (ôs′tən)

  1. Austin, Alfred 1835-1913; Eng. poet: poet laureate (1896-1913)
  2. Austin, John 1790-1859; Eng. jurist
  3. Austin, Stephen (Fuller) 1793-1836; U.S. pioneer: founded 1st U.S. colony in Tex. in early 1820s
Austin3 definition

Aus·tin (ôs′tən)

capital of Tex., on the Colorado River: pop. 657,000

Etymology: after Stephen (Fuller) Austin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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