Neustria en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈnjuːstɹɪə/ (UK)
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Neustria. An origin from *Ni-oster-rike, meaning "northeastern kingdom" or "not the eastern kingdom" has been proposed; see Proto-West Germanic *austr and *rīkī, also Gothic and Proto-Norse ni. For further origins, compare Austrasia.
Meanings
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(historical) The western part of the Frankish empire, corresponding roughly to modern-day northern France.
There shall a Lion from the sea-bord wood / Of Neustria come roring, with a crew / Of hungry whelpes […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book III, Canto III”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
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Translations (5)
pl Neustria (western part of the Frankish empire) · pt Nêustria (western part of the Frankish empire) · de Neustrien (western part of the Frankish empire) · es Neustria (western part of the Frankish empire) · fr Neustrie (western part of the Frankish empire)