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.[1]

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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.

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References

  1. ^ Paul Kretschmer (1938) “Austria und Neustria: Eine Studie über spätleinesche Ländernamen”, in Glotta‎[1] (in German), volume 26, number 3/4
  2. ^ “Austrasia”, in Collins English Dictionary.
  3. ^ “Austrasia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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)
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