Österreich

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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

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Hyphenation: Ös‧ter‧reich

Proper noun

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

Austria (a country in Central Europe)
Synonym: Alpenrepublik

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See also

Austrien (“Austrasia”)
(countries of Europe) Staaten Europas; Albanien, Andorra, Armenien, Aserbaidschan, Belgien, Belarus, Bosnien und Herzegowina, Bulgarien, Deutschland, Dänemark, Estland, Finnland, Frankreich, Georgien, Griechenland, Irland, Island, Italien, Kasachstan, Kroatien, Lettland, Liechtenstein, Litauen, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldau, Monaco, Montenegro, Nordmazedonien, Norwegen, Niederlande, Österreich, Polen, Portugal, Rumänien, Russland, San Marino, Schweden, Schweiz, Serbien, Slowakei, Slowenien, Spanien, Tschechien, Türkei, Ukraine, Ungarn, Vereinigtes Königreich, Vatikanstadt, Zypern ^{(Category: de:Countries in Europe)}

Further reading

“Österreich” in Duden online
“Österreich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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