Austin
11. Herbert, 1st Baron. 1866--1941, British automobile engineer, who founded the Austin Motor Company
2. John. 1790--1859, British jurist, whose book The Province of Jurisprudence Determined (1832) greatly influenced legal theory and the English legal system
3. J(ohn) L(angshaw) ('l[+ae][ng]$%:). 1911--60, English philosopher, whose lectures Sense and Sensibilia and How to do Things with Words were published posthumously in 1962
Austin
2 a city in central Texas, on the Colorado River: state capital since 1845. Pop.: 672 011 (2003 est.)
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Austin
a city in the southern USA, capital of the state of Texas. Population, 251,800 (1970). An important commercial and industrial center, producing radio equipment, scientific research equipment, chemicals, foodstuffs, furniture, and construction materials. There is a university in Austin.
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