Alba

¹ American  

[al-buh, ahl-bah] / ˈæl bə, ˈɑl bɑ /

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.

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alba ² American  

[ahl-buh, al-] / ˈɑl bə, ˈæl- /

noun

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

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Alba. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. Alberta.

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Alba British  

/ ˈalβa /

noun

1. See Alva

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Etymology

Origin of alba

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

Example Sentences

Citing President Lincoln’s “promise to care for those who have served in our nation’s military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors,” Circuit Judge Ana de Alba opened the panel’s opinion with a rebuke of the VA’s posture in the case.

From Los Angeles Times

As the sun rose on a chilly morning in central London, Roxana Panozo Alba walked against the tide of suited-up bankers whose offices she spent the night cleaning.

From Barron's

Alba, originally from Bolivia and a Spanish citizen through marriage, moved to the UK with her husband because "there was no work left in Spain".

From Barron's

"Working at night is not good, it damages your health," said Alba.

From Barron's

De Alba certainly isn’t the most bullish analyst, as his $71 price target on MP is well below the highest analyst target, which is Jefferies’s Laurence Alexander’s $90 target, and below the average target of $79.

From MarketWatch