Österreich

German

Etymology

From Middle High German Osteriche, from Old High German Ostarrîchi (attested since 996); a compound of an element meaning "east" (cognate to modern German Ost (“east”)) and rīhhi (“realm”) (modern German Reich (“realm”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈøːstəʁaɪç] (Standard German)
  • IPA(key): [ˈøːstɛˌɾeɪ̯ç] (Austrian German)
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  • Hyphenation: Ös‧ter‧reich

Proper noun

Österreich n (proper noun, genitive Österreichs or (optionally with an article) Österreich)

  1. Austria (a country in Central Europe)
    Synonym: Alpenrepublik

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