Austrasia en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ɔˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/ (General-American)
- /ɒˈstɹeɪ.ʒə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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.
Meanings
- 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.
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Translations (8)
sv Austrasien (region) · de Austrasien (region) · de Austrien (region) · fr Austrasie (region) · pt Austrásia (region) · la Austrasia (region) · pl Austrazja (region) · es Austrasia (region)