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AUSTRIA (DISAMBIGUATION)

In addition to the country, the 'Republic of Austria', the name 'Austria can refer to the following':

★ The Latin name for Austria used poetically in German and for various applications in Austria such as:


★ The name of a 19th century national personification of Austria (''Nationalallegorie Austria'')


★ Two historical models of motorcycle and a historical model of automobile


★ Several models of Austrian locomotives


Bank Austria Creditanstalt Creditanstalt, a bank


LTU Austria, an airline


Austria Microsystems, a semiconductor manufacturer


United Telekom Austria, a telecommunications provider


Austria Metall AG, a holding company


FK Austria Wien, a soccer (football) club


SC Austria Lustenau, a soccer (football) club


SV Austria Salzburg, a former soccer (football) club


SK Austria Klagenfurt, a former soccer (football) club


A1 Team Austria, the Austrian team of A1 Grand Prix

★ A number of former and current states or other political entities including:


★ The current Austrian federal state of Lower Austria


★ The current Austrian federal state of Upper Austria


★ The First Austrian Republic (1919–1934)


★ The Republic of German Austria (1918–1919)


Austria-Hungary (1867–1918)


★ The Austrian Empire (1804–1867)


★ The Habsburg Monarchy (1526–1918), often called Austria


★ The Archduchy of Austria, a constituent crown land and core region of Austria-Hungary, the Austrian Empire, and the Habsburg Monarchy


★ The Duchy and Margravate of Austria, the predecessors of the Archduchy of Austria

★ The name of an asteroid, 136 Austria

★ The name of a ship, SS Austria

★ A U.S. politician, Steve Austria

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★ Despite a similar spelling, the word ''Austria'', derived from the German ''Ostarrîchi'' ("Eastern Realm"), is unrelated to ''Australia'', derived from the Latin for "south". Australasia describes the region about Australia.

★ Another country with a similar spelling is Austrasia.

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