alba

¹

[ahl-buh, al-]

noun

1. a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.

Alba

²

[al-buh, ahl-bah]

noun

1. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general and third Duke of Alba; suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.

Alba.

³

abbreviation

1. Alberta.

Alba

/ ˈalβa /

noun

1. See Alva

Word History and Origins

Origin of alba¹

1815–25; < Old Provençal: dawn < Latin, feminine of albus white

Example Sentences

Alba is pinning its hopes of ever making an electoral breakthrough on the regional vote, while talk continues of Jeremy Corbyn setting up a new party on the left.

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Chris Strong, who lives in Chicago with the couple's three daughters, has told BBC Alba's Eòrpa programme of the painful lasting impact of the deaths.

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In her book, Sturgeon said the emergence of messages between women who made allegations against Salmond and SNP staff members was inaccurately "spun" by the Alba founder to suggest people had been "conspiring to bring him down".

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Hendry said she intended to stand for Alba in the north east to "honour" Salmond's legacy.

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Salmond's niece, Christina, has announced her intention to stand for Alba on the North East list at next year's Holyrood election.

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