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English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Styria, variant of Stiria, from Stira (“the Austrian city of Steyr”) + -ia (forming place names). Although no longer part of Styria, Steyr was the site of the court of the margraves of the March of Styria. It was itself named for its position at the confluence of the rivers Enns and Steyr.
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Proper noun
Styria
- A southeastern state of Austria, with its capital in Graz.
- (historical) The Duchy of Styria, a duchy within the Holy Roman Empire, located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia.
- (historical) A former Austrian marchland.
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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Styria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɘ.rja/
- Rhymes: -ɘrja
- Syllabification: Sty‧ria
Proper noun
Styria f (related adjective styryjski)
- Styria (a state of Austria)
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Further reading
- Styria in Polish dictionaries at PWN