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)

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

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Descendants

  • Japanese: オーストリー (Ōsutorī)

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Notes

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

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