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

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-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.

Other definitions for alba (3 of 3)

Alba.

abbreviation

Alberta.

How to use alba in a sentence

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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Medical definitions for alba

alba

[ ăl′bə ]

white matter