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Neustria
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neustria nêustria Nêustria
English
Etymology
Borrowed from en la-lat Neustria. An origin from *Ni-oster-rike, meaning "northeastern kingdom"Taylor William Cooke A Manual of Ancient and Modern History 1848 D. Appleton New York Public Library 342 or "not the eastern kingdom"Meijer et al. (eds.), Nordisk familjebok, Ny, rev. och rikt illustrerad upplaga (1913), p. 841. has been proposed; see en gmw-pro *austr and gmw-pro *rīkī, also Gothic and en gmq-pro ni. For further origins, compare Austrasia. en
Pronunciation
en /ˈnjuːstɹɪə/ UK
Proper noun
en historical The western part of the Frankish empire, corresponding roughly to modern-day northern France.
III iii There shall a Lion from the sea-bord wood / Of Neustria come roring, with a crew / Of hungry whelpes
Derived terms
en Neustrian
Translations
western part of the Frankish empire
French: fr Neustrie f
German: de Neustrien
Polish: pl Neustria f
Portuguese: pt Nêustria f
Spanish: es Neustria f
See also
en Austrasia
en Austria
References
Anagrams
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