austral

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adjective

aus·​tral ˈȯ-strəl 

ˈä-

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: of or relating to the southern hemisphere

2

capitalized : australian

austral

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noun

aus·​tral au̇-ˈsträl 

plural australes au̇-ˈsträ-lās  also australs

: the basic monetary unit of Argentina from 1985 to 1991

Austral

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abbreviation

Australia

Examples of austral in a Sentence

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Adjective

There’s a wealth of avian species that thrive across the park, providing explorers with an opportunity to spot austral parakeets, Magellanic tapaculos and even the Andean condor, a majestic creature that serves as the national bird of Chile. —Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025

From Cape Town, the viewing is little better because the austral summer means that the sun rises earlier, at 5:36 a.m., so the conjunction happens after sunrise. —Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 27 Dec. 2024

Noun

Carlos Menem, president from 1989 to 1999, introduced a bill cutting four zeros off the austral and renaming it the peso, attempting to parallel Argentina’s monetary system to the U.S. dollar. —Federico Perelmuter, The New Republic, 21 June 2022

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Latin australis, from Austr-, Auster

Noun

Spanish

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1985, in the meaning defined above