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Aus·​tin ˈȯ-stən How to pronounce Austin (audio)
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Alfred 1835–1913 English poet; laureate (1896–1913)

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John 1790–1859 English jurist

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John Langshaw 1911–1960 English philosopher

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Mary 1868–1934 née Hunter American novelist

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Stephen Fuller 1793–1836 American colonizer in Texas

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Aus·​tin ˈȯ-stən How to pronounce Austin (audio)
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city in southern Minnesota population 24,718
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unincorporated village in central Nevada that was an important center in the area's early gold-rush period (second half of the 19th century) population 192
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city and capital of Texas on the Colorado River population 790,390
Austinite noun

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“Austin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Austin. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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