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  Albert

  noun

  Carl (Bert), 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
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  albert

  noun

  a kind of watch chain usually attached to a waistcoat

Albert

American  

[al-bert] / ˈæl bərt /

noun

1. Carl (Bert), 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.

2. Prince Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emanuel, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1819–61, consort of Queen Victoria.

3. Also called Albert Nyanza.  Also called Mobuto Lake.  Official Name Lake Mobutu Sese Seko.  Lake Albert, a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 100 miles (160 kilometers) long; 2,061 sq. mi. (5,338 sq. km); 2,030 feet (619 meters) above sea level.

4. a first name: from Old High German words meaning “noble” and “bright.”

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albert ¹ British  

/ ˈælbət /

noun

1. a kind of watch chain usually attached to a waistcoat

2. a standard size of notepaper, 6 × 3 7/ 8 inches

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Albert ² British  

/ ˈælbət /

noun

1. Former name: Lake Mobutu.  a lake in E Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) and Uganda in the great Rift Valley, 660 m (2200 ft) above sea level: a source of the Nile, fed by the Victoria Nile, which leaves as the Albert Nile. Area: 5345 sqkm (2064 sq miles)

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Albert ³ British  

/ ˈælbət /

noun

1. Prince. full name Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. 1819–61, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland

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Etymology

Origin of albert

C19: named after Prince _Albert

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Albert Einstein famously called entanglement "spooky action at a distance," and scientists have previously observed the effect in systems involving photons, electrons and trapped ions.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

On Friday Chow Hang-tung was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison; Lee Cheuk-yan to seven years; and former Legislative councillor Albert Ho to five years and two months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

A third defendant, Albert Ho, 74, had pleaded guilty in January.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, Chow Hang-tung, 41, and Albert Ho, 74 were leaders of the now-defunct Hong Kong Alliance, and have been behind bars since they were charged in 2021.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

As soon as the house was finished, when there was no way left for him to help any way at all, Albert LaPautre came by for a visit.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

Bafta albert said this was reflective of industry engagement to disclose information and an improvement in data recording.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2023

Waste is one of many aspects a filming production needs to log in order to qualify for sustainable production certification from the environmental organisation albert.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2022

To prove prop reuse, for instance, albert may need to see a production's rental invoices for second-hand purchases.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2022

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From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2010

Give me a young man who can set off a bright necktie an' a white waistcoat with a nice watch an' albert 'ung on to it.

From Our Elizabeth A Humour Novel by Florence A. (Florence Antoinette) Kilpatrick