Albany

[awl-buh-nee]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of New York, in the eastern part, on the Hudson.

2. a city in southwestern Georgia.

3. a city in western Oregon.

4. a seaport in southwestern Australia: known as a resort town.

5. a city in western California, on San Francisco Bay.

6. a river in central Canada, flowing east from western Ontario to James Bay. 610 miles (980 km) long.

Albany

/ ˈɔːlbənɪ /

noun

1. a city in E New York State, on the Hudson River: the state capital. Pop: 93 919 (2003 est)

2. a river in central Canada, flowing east and northeast to James Bay. Length: 982 km (610 miles)

3. a port in southwest Western Australia: founded as a penal colony. Pop: 22 415 (2001)

Albany

1. State capital located in eastern New York, on the west bank of the Hudson River.

Involved with much shipping, Albany is a major transshipment point. It used to be an important fur-trading center.

Example Sentences

Jonathan Blake, a 65-year-old retired director of an IT consulting firm from the Albany, N.Y., area, said KFC would coax him back if it added new products, like additional spicy options.

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On Friday night, more than 100 people took over the back patio at Nighthawk, a local bar in Albany Park, to pack approximately 3,000 whistles, instructions and other information into resealable bags.

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A tax hike looks to be inevitable as long as Democrats control Albany.

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Higher taxes would be annoying, but the city can’t raise levies without Albany.

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Dozens of residents in the quiet, leafy neighborhood of Albany Park had gathered in the street to shout “traitor” and “Nazi” as federal immigration agents grabbed a man and attempted to detain others.

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