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

Other definitions for alba (2 of 3)

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-reththe 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.

Other definitions for alba (3 of 3)

Alba.

abbreviation

Alberta.

How to use alba in a sentence

The Truffle Hunters follows a group of elderly men who—along with their trusty, snuffling dogs—forage in the forests of Piedmont, Italy, for ultra-rare Alba truffles, which cannot be cultivated.
The Best Movies of 2021 So Far|Stephanie Zacharek|May 25, 2021|Time
Satellite Vu’s $5M seed round will fuel the launch of its thermal imaging satellitesThe seed round will get the next few rounds of satellites into space, and after that Alba will be working on scaling manufacturing to produce hundreds more.
Alba Orbital’s mission to image the Earth every 15 minutes brings in $3.4M seed round|Devin Coldewey|May 13, 2021|TechCrunch
The joke’s on the skeptics, however — Alba has launched a proof of concept and is ready to send the real thing up as well.
Alba Orbital’s mission to image the Earth every 15 minutes brings in $3.4M seed round|Devin Coldewey|May 13, 2021|TechCrunch
Carrying on cultural tradition, an eccentric group of spry septua- and octogenarians unearth Tuber magnatum, the Alba truffle, outside the small Piedmontese village of Moncalvo.
‘The Truffle Hunters’ Will Pique Your Appetite and Push You to Dig a Little Deeper|Elissa Suh|March 5, 2021|Eater

Elsewhere, the high demand for Alba truffles has spurred a profitable and vast conspiracy of fakes.
‘The Truffle Hunters’ Will Pique Your Appetite and Push You to Dig a Little Deeper|Elissa Suh|March 5, 2021|Eater
A flamboyant, multi-titled, multiply married royal to remember, the Duchess of Alba died Thursday at the age of 88.
Adiós to the Diva Duchess|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
ESPN's SportsNation compiled a Derek Jeter dating diamond, and Mariah Carey and Jessica Alba were relegated to the outfield.
The Captain’s Log: Derek Jeter’s Lady-Killing Past, From ‘Yeah, Jeets!’ to Gift Baskets|Emily Shire|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rapper The Game was also in attendance at that bash, as well as Jessica Alba, Eddie Murphy, and Paris Hilton, among others.
New Details Emerge in Suge Knight Shooting at Chris Brown's Pre-VMAs Party on the Sunset Strip|Marlow Stern|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you Google your name, a lot of headlines come up like “Jessica Alba Sizzles in Bikini” and stuff of that nature.
Jessica Alba on 'Sin City,' Typecasting, and How Homophobia Pushed Her Away From the Church|Marlow Stern|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On his planned Battle Angel adaptation: I never tweeted casting Jessica Alba for Battle Angel.
James Cameron on How to Find Flight MH370, Climate Change, Leonardo DiCaprio, and More|Marlow Stern|April 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The little country of Albania is so called from Alba, or "white," because of its snowy mountains.
Stories That Words Tell Us|Elizabeth O'Neill
At the head of this league stood Alba Longa (the long white city).
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis
Rome in an early period in her history overthrew Alba Longa and succeeded to her place at the head of the confederacy.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States|James Hamilton Lewis
But sailing on, he finally discovered that it was a river, which he explored to the point where Alba-ny now stands.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
Grimm has recorded that in old German, the caterpillar was named Alba, and that the Alp often takes the form of a butterfly.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley

British Dictionary definitions for alba

Alba

/ (Spanish ˈalβa) /

noun

Duke of Alba See Alva

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