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aus·tral
(ô′strəl)adj.
Of, relating to, or coming from the south.
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austral
(ˈɔːstrəl)adj
(Physical Geography) of or coming from the south: austral winds.
[C14: from Latin austrālis, from auster the south wind]
austral
(aʊˈstrɑːl)n, pl -trales (-trɑːlɛs)
(Currencies) a former monetary unit of Argentina equal to 100 centavos, replaced by the peso
[from Spanish; see austral1]
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aus•tral1
(ˈɔ strəl)adj.
1. southern.
2. (cap.) Australian.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin austrālis southern =aust(e)r the south + -ālis -al1]
aus•tral2
(aʊsˈtrɑl)n., pl. -tra•les (-ˈtrɑ lɛs)
a former monetary unit of Argentina.
[< Sp; see austral1]
Austral.
1. Australia.
2. Australian.
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| Noun | 1. | austral - the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos Argentine monetary unit - monetary unit in Argentina centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal |
| Adj. | 1. | austral - of the south or coming from the south; "sailed the austral seas" southern - situated in or coming from regions of the south; "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations" |
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