US /ˈɔstrəl/ UK /ˈɒstrəl/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    of or relating to the south; southern

    The expedition charted the austral coastline of the unknown continent.

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Synonyms
1 adj · of or relating to the... southernsoutherlymeridional
Word family
Related forms australianaurora

Etymology

From Latin australis ('southern'), from auster ('the south, the south wind').

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