Austin
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Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
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John, 1790–1859, English writer on law.
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John Langshaw 1911–60, British philosopher.
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Mary (Hunter), 1868–1934, U.S. novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.
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Stephen Fuller, 1793–1836, American colonizer in Texas.
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Warren Robinson, 1877–1962, U.S. diplomat.
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a city in and the capital of Texas, in the central part, on the Colorado River.
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a city in southeastern Minnesota.
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a first name, form of Augustus.
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Herbert, 1st Baron. 1866–1941, British automobile engineer, who founded the Austin Motor Company
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John. 1790–1859, British jurist, whose book The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) greatly influenced legal theory and the English legal system
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J ( ohn ) L ( angshaw ) (ˈlæŋʃɔː). 1911–60, English philosopher, whose lectures Sense and Sensibilia and How to do Things with Words were published posthumously in 1962
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Location of the University of Texas.
Etymology
Origin of Austin
C14: shortened form of Augustine
Example Sentences
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Hannah Gustafson, 26, who runs a mail club called “The Tiny Post” in Austin, Texas, designs, assembles and sends out mailers featuring a personal letter and recipes to some 4,300 subscribers.
Austin’s Police Chief called the scene “chaotic” but praised officers for quickly securing the area and helping victims.
From Salon
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said officers responded to reports of a man with a gun at Buford's on West Sixth Street, a popular entertainment district in the city.
From BBC
Austin Reaves had 18 points in 28 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times
In the complaint, Seitz alleged that Austin, Hernandez and a third man began to bother and harass him outside after the bar closed, “including by repeatedly reaching for the sunglasses resting on” his head.
From Los Angeles Times
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