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AUSTIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
State capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
Synonyms:
Austin; capital of Texas
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
state capital (the capital city of a political subdivision of a country)
Meronyms (parts of "Austin"):
University of Texas (a university in Austin, Texas)
Holonyms ("Austin" is a part of...):
Lone-Star State; Tex.; Texas; TX (the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico)
Context examples:
We found the galaxy in a new ALMA survey specifically designed to identify dusty star-forming galaxies in the early universe, said Caitlin Casey of the University of Texas at Austin and lead author of the study.
(ALMA spots most distant dusty galaxy hidden in plain sight, National Science Foundation)
Zahedivash said within the year, the MasSpec Pen will be tested in surgery at the Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin.
(New Invention Detects Cancer in Seconds, VOA/Elizabeth Lee)
You can wait, Austin. Step in here, sir. May I ask if you have met my husband before?
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The watchful Austin had thrown open the hall door.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The man-servant, Austin, like a wooden image, closed the door behind us.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
With these encouraging words the lady handed me over to the taciturn Austin, who had waited like a bronze statue of discretion during our short interview, and I was conducted to the end of the passage.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
You will kindly show the envelope of this letter to my man, Austin, when you call, as he has to take every precaution to shield me from the intrusive rascals who call themselves 'journalists.'
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
