| Austria-Hungary |
a former European monarchy composed of the Austrian empire, Hungary, and parts of other countries. |
| Austro- |
southern. [2 definitions] |
| Austroasiatic |
a language family of Southeast Asia that includes Vietnamese and Khmer. |
| Austronesia |
the islands of the central and southern Pacific. |
| Austronesian |
a family of languages spoken over a vast area from the Indian Ocean to New Zealand and Hawaii. [3 definitions] |
| autarchy |
absolute power to rule; absolute sovereignty; autocracy. [3 definitions] |
| autarky |
a national policy of economic self-sufficiency, involving not relying on economic aid or on imports. [2 definitions] |
| auteur |
a director whose films display a distinctive personal style. [2 definitions] |
| auteurism |
a type of film criticism in which the works of a given director, regarded as the primary creator of a film, are examined to reveal nuances of personal style. |
| authentic |
real, genuine, or valid. [2 definitions] |
| authenticate |
to prove the genuineness, reality, or validity of. |
| authenticity |
the quality or condition of being authentic. |
| author |
the writer of a book, play, story, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| authoritarian |
of, pertaining to, or advocating complete obedience or subjection to authority, esp. political authority, without concern for individual rights. [3 definitions] |
| authoritative |
having or displaying authority. [2 definitions] |
| authorities |
(used with "the") the police or other people in government. |
| authority |
the right, power, or ability to give orders, make decisions, or demand or compel obedience. [5 definitions] |
| authorization |
power or permission issued by an authority. [2 definitions] |
| authorize |
to give authority for or to; grant power to. [2 definitions] |
| authorized |
endowed with official permission or authority; given legal approval. |
| Authorized Version |
the English translation of the Bible authorized by King James I and published in England in 1611; King James Bible. |