austral C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈɔstrəl/ UK /ˈɒstrəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of or relating to the south; southern The expedition charted the austral coastline of the unknown continent. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of or relating to the... southernsoutherlymeridional ↔ Opposites borealnorthernseptentrional Word family Related forms australianaurora Etymology AI details From Latin australis ('southern'), from auster ('the south, the south wind'). australis Latin auster Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # austral **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɔstrəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒstrəl/ ## Meanings 1. of or relating to the south; southern ## Examples - The expedition charted the austral coastline of the unknown continent. ## Synonyms - southern - southerly - meridional ## Antonyms - boreal - northern - septentrional ## Related Forms - australian - aurora ## Roots and Affixes - Root: australis - Root: auster ## Etymology From Latin australis ('southern'), from auster ('the south, the south wind'). ## AI Etymology Austral is an adjective meaning "of or relating to the south; southern". Historically, it is from Latin australis ('southern'), from auster ('the south, the south wind'). The historical chain links Latin australis with Latin auster. Close English family members include australian, and aurora. This keeps the modern adjective sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown