austral¹

[aw-struh l] /ˈɔ strəl/

adjective

(initial capital letter) Australian.

Origin

1350-1400; Middle English < Latin austrālis southern, equivalent to Aust(e)r Auster + -ālis -al¹

austral²

[ous-trahl] /aʊsˈtrɑl/

noun, plural australes

[ous-trah-les] /aʊsˈtrɑ lɛs/ (Show IPA)

a monetary unit of Argentina, equal to 100 centavos: replaced the peso in 1985.

Origin

< Spanish; see austral¹

Australian (def 6).

Examples from the web for austral

On a sunny austral morning, wheeler surveys a stone corral filled with the bobbing white heads of hundreds of alpacas.
Last week, the austral lost half its value against the dollar.
We've been in an early austral summer squall for three days now, and it only seems to be getting worse.
Not even insects stir in the heat of the austral summer.
Naturally, you can't see it all, even during the temperate months of an austral summer.
The austral winters and summers resemble one long night and one long day between weeks of sunrise and sunset.

British Dictionary definitions for austral

/ˈɔːstrəl/

adjective

of or coming from the south: austral winds

Word Origin

C14: from Latin austrālis, from auster the south wind

/aʊˈstrɑːl/

noun (pl) -trales (-trɑːlɛs)

a former monetary unit of Argentina equal to 100 centavos, replaced by the peso

Word Origin

from Spanish; see austral1

abbreviation

Australasia

Australia(n)

Word Origin and History for austral

adj.

1540s, from Latin australis, from auster (see auster).

austral in Science

austral

(ô'strəl)
Relating to the south or to southern regions of the globe.

Related Abbreviations for austral