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

Jessica Alba and Danny Ramirez appeared to declare themselves official as a couple Sunday night, posting evidence of their togetherness from the annual Baby2Baby gala held Saturday night in West Hollywood.

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The “Dark Angel” alum sandwiched a photo of herself with the words “Jessica Alba is in her happy era” between two shots of herself with Ramirez and others — Kelly Sawyer Patricof, Baby2Baby co-chief executive, in one and Orlando Bloom in the other.

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It’s not as if Alba and Ramirez have been hiding the ball this whole time: The two actors were first spotted smooching in London in May, when he was still described as a “mystery man” in her life.

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Months later, Alba, 44, and Ramirez, 33, definitely seem to have edged toward the more serious end of the dating spectrum.

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A representative for Alba was traveling Monday and did not respond immediately to a request for comment.

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