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austral

(ôs′trəl; for n. ôs träl′)

adjective

southern; southerly
Australian

Origin: L australis, southern < auster, south wind, the south: for IE base see east; shift in meaning from “east” prob. due to false assumption concerning direction of axis of Italy

noun pl. australes

the former basic monetary unit of Argentina

See austral in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

Origin:

Origin: Latin austrālis

Origin: , from auster, austr-, south

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