No. 224 in German
österreich
"Österreich" means "Austria" in English.
In a sentence
Ich komme aus Österreich.
I come from Austria.
Here, 'Österreich' is used as a proper noun referring to the country Austria.
Viele berühmte Musiker stammen aus Österreich.
Many famous musicians come from Austria.
In this sentence, 'Österreich' is again used as a proper noun, indicating the origin of the musicians.
Das österreichische Essen ist sehr lecker.
Austrian food is very tasty.
Here, 'österreichische' derives from 'Österreich' to form an adjective describing food from Austria.
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