alba
[ ahl-buh, al- ]
/ ˈɑl bə, ˈæl- /
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noun
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
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Origin of alba
1815–25; <Old Provençal: dawn <Latin, feminine of albus white
Words nearby alba
Alateen, Alava, à la vapeur, ʿAlawite, alb, alba, Albacete, albacore, Alba Iulia, Alba Longa, Albamycin
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Alba
[ al-buh; Spanish ahl-bah ]
/ ˈæl bə; Spanish ˈɑl bɑ /
noun
Fer·nan·do Al·va·rez de To·le·do [fer-nahn-daw -ahl-vah-reth the taw-le-thaw], /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/, Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general and third Duke of Alba; suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
Definition for alba (3 of 3)
Alba.
abbreviation
Alberta.
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British Dictionary definitions for alba
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Medical definitions for alba
alba
[ ăl′bə ]
n.
white matter
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