Österreich

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German

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Etymology

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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

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

Proper noun

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

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

Meronyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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Notes

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The word is pronounced as if spelled Östereich, with a mid schwa [ə] as the second vowel, rather than the open schwa [ɐ], which is what the spelling suggests.

Further reading

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