Austral

//ˈɒstɹəl// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A former currency of Argentina. Its symbol was ₳.
  2. 2
    the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, relating to, or coming from the south.

    "an austral migrant"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of the south or coming from the south wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Polynesian language spoken on the Austral Islands of French Polynesia.
  2. 2
    A suburb of Sydney in the Liverpool council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Example

More examples

"The former Argentine currency was Austral. Its symbol was "₳"."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin australis (“southern”).

Etymology 2

From Spanish austral, from Latin australis.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.