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austrasia

/ɔˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
aus-tra-sia
IPA
/ɔˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An early-medieval geographic region corresponding to the homeland of the Merovingian Franks in modern western Germany, northeastern France, Belgium and parts of the Netherlands. Capital: Metz.

Etymology

From Latin Austrasia, from Austrasii + -ia. Austrasii, referring to the eastern Franks, is a Latinization of Frankish *Austerliudi, meaning "eastern folk"; see ostar and liuti. Alternatively, *Oster-rike has been suggested, meaning "eastern kingdom"; see Proto-West Germanic *austr and *rīkī.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Austrasia, *austr

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɔˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/
  • British English: /ɒˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/

Derived Forms

Austrasian

Frequently Paired Words

Neustria Austria

Rhymes With

asia malaysia anastasia euthanasia eurasia fantasia australasia dysplasia aphasia

Questions

How do you pronounce austrasia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɔˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/.
What does austrasia mean?
An early-medieval geographic region corresponding to the homeland of the Merovingian Franks in modern western Germany, northeastern France, Belgium and parts of the Netherlands. Capital: Metz.
Where does austrasia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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