Oberösterreich

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoːbɐˌʔøːstəʁaɪ̯ç/

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• Hyphenation: Ober‧ös‧ter‧reich; pre-1996: Ober‧öster‧reich

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Proper noun

Oberösterreich n (proper noun, genitive Oberösterreichs or (optionally with an article) Oberösterreich)

1. Upper Austria (a state of Austria)

Derived terms

• Oberösterreicher
• oberösterreichisch

Notes

The word is pronounced as if spelled Oberöstereich, with a mid schwa [ə] after [t], rather than the open schwa [ɐ], which is what the spelling suggests.

See also

states of Austria: Länder Österreichsedit

• Burgenland
• Kärnten
• Niederösterreich
• Oberösterreich
• Salzburg
• Steiermark
• Tirol
• Vorarlberg
• Wien