Aus·tra·sia (ô-str  zh , -sh) The eastern portion of the kingdom of the Franks from the sixth to the eighth century, including parts of eastern France, western Germany, and the Netherlands. It eventually became part of the Carolingian empire. Aus·tra sian adj. & n. |
Austrasia [ɒˈstreɪʒə -ʃə]
n
(Placename) (Historical Terms) the eastern region of the kingdom of the Merovingian Franks that had its capital at Metz and lasted from 511 ad until 814 ad It covered the area now comprising NE France, Belgium, and western Germany
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