/ Dictionary / Index A Austin: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Aus•tin Pronunciation: (ô'stun), [key] — n. 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913. 1790–1859, English writer on law. 1911–60, British philosopher. 1868–1934, U.S. novelist, playwright, and short-story writer. 1793–1836, American colonizer in Texas. 1877–1962, U.S. diplomat. See(def. 2). a city in and the capital of Texas, in the central part, on the Colorado River. 345,496. a city in SE Minnesota. 23,020. a male given name, form of Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: austin (Thesaurus) Austerlitz Austin friar Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fresco Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language