Austin
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
John, 1790–1859, English writer on law.
John Lang·shaw [lang-shaw], /ˈlæŋ ʃɔ/, 1911–60, British philosopher.
Mary (Hunter), 1868–1934, U.S. novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.
Stephen Fuller, 1793–1836, American colonizer in Texas.
Warren Robinson, 1877–1962, U.S. diplomat.
a city in and the capital of Texas, in the central part, on the Colorado River.
a city in SE Minnesota.
a male given name, form of Augustus.
Words Nearby Austin
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How to use Austin in a sentence
Austin’s mayorThe last one hits a little closer to home for Cruz.
Why Ted Cruz should’ve known this was a bad idea | Aaron Blake | February 18, 2021 | Washington PostIt looks like Austin’s Pentagon is taking diversity issues more seriously, though it has a lot more work to do.
The Pentagon is taking a major step to deal with its diversity problems | Alex Ward | February 12, 2021 | VoxKnown has over 300 employees in 6 US cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Boston and New York.
TIME Studios Wins Exclusive Documentary Rights to Inspiration4, the World’s First All-Civilian Mission to Space | TIME PR | February 11, 2021 | TimeThe Longhorns had a weekend date with Kentucky wiped out, and now get Baylor in Austin on Tuesday.
NCAA tournament bracketology: Two No. 1 seeds could go to teams outside power conferences | Patrick Stevens | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostObviously, he cleared his schedule — and so did the Moody Theater in Austin, where the band performed.
Still dazzled by the inauguration show? Here’s how it came together, and why Tom Hanks looked so cold. | Maura Judkis | January 22, 2021 | Washington Post
But I think Steve Austin has to team up with a Japanese holdout to stop a nuclear bomb from going off or something.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAustin Mahone, the teenage pop star with a more wholesome image than his predecessor Justin Bieber wants to tell you his story.
Portrait of the Austin Mahone as a Teen Idol | William O’Connor | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“If you are a waiter, you can make twice as much in Austin relative to Flint,” remarked Moretti.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead | Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKole now lives and works as a dating coach in Austin, Texas, but was with RSD for eight years until 2012.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc | Brandy Zadrozny | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFreelance journalist Austin Tice was abducted in Syria more than two years ago.
A 26-Year-Old Woman Is ISIS’s Last American Hostage | Shane Harris | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe made the practice common in England, and the Austin Company adopted it on his joining them in this country.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing MillerAustin came back from school last week, which made a great time for the Amanuensis, you may be sure.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonAustin grows fat and brown, and gets on not so ill with his lessons, and my mother is in great price.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonAt a later day the office was filled by Mr. Charles Austin, the distinguished writer on Jurisprudence.
East Anglia | J. Ewing RitchieThere were grey friars and white friars, Austin friars and crutched friars, all of whose names remain in the London of to-day.
Stories That Words Tell Us | Elizabeth O'Neill
British Dictionary definitions for Austin (1 of 3)
/ (ˈɒstɪn) /
a city in central Texas, on the Colorado River: state capital since 1845. Pop: 672 011 (2003 est)
British Dictionary definitions for Austin (2 of 3)
/ (ˈɒstɪn, ˈɔː-) /
Herbert, 1st Baron. 1866–1941, British automobile engineer, who founded the Austin Motor Company
John. 1790–1859, British jurist, whose book The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) greatly influenced legal theory and the English legal system
J (ohn) L (angshaw) (ˈlæŋʃɔː). 1911–60, English philosopher, whose lectures Sense and Sensibilia and How to do Things with Words were published posthumously in 1962
British Dictionary definitions for Austin (3 of 3)
/ (ˈɒstɪn) /
another word for Augustinian
Origin of Austin
3Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Austin
Capital of Texas.
Notes for Austin
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