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Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
John, 1790–1859, English writer on law.
John Langshaw
[lang-shaw] /ˈlæŋ ʃɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–60, British philosopher.
Mary (Hunter) 1868–1934, U.S. novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.
Stephen Fuller, 1793–1836, American colonizer in Texas.
Warren Robinson, 1877–1962, U.S. diplomat.
(def 2).
a city in and the capital of Texas, in the central part, on the Colorado River.
a city in SE Minnesota.
a male given name, form of .
Saint, a.d. 354–430, one of the Latin fathers in the early Christian Church; author; bishop of Hippo in N Africa.
Saint (Austin) died a.d. 604, Roman monk: headed group of missionaries who landed in England a.d. 597 and began the conversion of the English to Christianity; first archbishop of Canterbury 601–604.
a male given name, form of .
a state in the S United States. 267,339 sq. mi. (692,410 sq. km).
Capital: Austin.
Abbreviation: Tex., TX (for use with zip code).
Contemporary Examples

Once in the air, they learned they were headed to Albuquerque, despite an order from the ground to return to Austin.
When Politicians Run Away David A. Graham February 18, 2011

President Obama weighed in by tweeting, “Something special is happening in Austin tonight.”
Wendy Davis: The State Senator Who Killed the Texas Abortion Bill Brandy Zadrozny June 25, 2013

Watch Gerald Posner discuss his new book, Miami Babylon, at the Texas Book Fair in Austin, Texas.
Gerald Posner on Miami Babylon The Daily Beast November 14, 2009

At the time, I had recently transferred to Philadelphia from Austin, Texas, while working as a software consultant for IBM.
Busting a Cyberstalker: How Carla Franklin Fought Back—and Triumphed Abigail Pesta October 11, 2012

There are 31 Kickstarter films currently showing at SXSW in Austin.
The ‘Veronica Mars’ Kickstarter Smash: 5 Burning Questions Kevin Fallon March 14, 2013

Historical Examples

The operation was extremely rare and interesting, and Austin’s skill was superb.
Mistress Anne Temple Bailey

“Austin knows about everything, my dear,” replied the old lady decisively.
Viviette William J. Locke

Nevertheless Sir Austin had only to be successful, and this lady’s allegiance was his for ever.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, Complete George Meredith

I’m fond of Austin, God knows–but all my life he has been put in front of me.
Viviette William J. Locke

You always were a dreamer, Austin, and you’re getting worse than ever.
Austin and His Friends Frederic H. Balfour

noun
a city in central Texas, on the Colorado River: state capital since 1845. Pop: 672 011 (2003 est)
noun
Herbert, 1st Baron. 1866–1941, British automobile engineer, who founded the Austin Motor Company
John. 1790–1859, British jurist, whose book The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) greatly influenced legal theory and the English legal system
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
adjective, noun
another word for Augustinian
noun
Saint. 354–430 ad, one of the Fathers of the Christian Church; bishop of Hippo in North Africa (396–430), who profoundly influenced both Catholic and Protestant theology. His most famous works are Confessions, a spiritual autobiography, and De Civitate Dei, a vindication of the Christian Church. Feast day: Aug 28
Saint. died 604 ad, Roman monk, sent to Britain (597 ad) to convert the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity and to establish the authority of the Roman See over the native Celtic Church; became the first archbishop of Canterbury (601–604). Feast day: May 26 or 27
a member of an Augustinian order
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a state of the southwestern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: the second largest state; part of Mexico from 1821 to 1836, when it was declared an independent republic; joined the US in 1845; consists chiefly of a plain, with a wide flat coastal belt rising up to the semiarid Sacramento and Davis Mountains of the southwest; a major producer of cotton, rice, and livestock; the chief US producer of oil and gas; a leading world supplier of sulphur. Capital: Austin. Pop: 22 118 509 (2003 est). Area: 678 927 sq km (262 134 sq miles) Abbreviation Tex, (with zip code) TX

surname (also Austen) and masc. proper name, from Old French Aousten, an abbreviated form of Latin Augustine.

Mexican province, briefly an independent nation and now a U.S. state, from Spanish Texas, Tejas, earlier pronounced “ta-shas,” originally an ethnic name, from Caddo (eastern Texas Indian tribe) taysha “friends, allies,” written by the Spanish as a plural. Baseball Texas-leaguer is recorded from 1905.
adj.

c.1400 in reference to members of the religious order named for St. Augustine the Great (354-430), bishop of Hippo.

Capital of Texas.

Note: Location of the University of Texas.

Augustine [(aw-guh-steen, aw-gus-tin)]

An important teacher in the Christian church, who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries. After a dramatic conversion to Christianity, Augustine became a bishop. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. His works include The City of God and his autobiography, Confessions.

State in the southwestern United States bordered by Oklahoma to the north, Arkansas and Louisiana to the east, the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico to the south, and New Mexico to the west. Its capital is Austin, and its largest city is Houston.

Note: One of the border states with Mexico; Mexican aliens often cross the border into Texas.

Note: One of the Confederate states during the Civil War.

Note: Long the largest state, it became second largest with the admission of Alaska as the forty-ninth state in 1959.