alba
[ ahl-buh, al- ]
/ ˈɑl bə, ˈæl- /
noun
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
QUIZZES
THIS PSAT VOCABULARY QUIZ IS PERFECT PRACTICE FOR THE REAL TEST
In our third teacher-created PSAT practice test there are new and unique vocabulary terms you may have never heard of! Can you guess what they mean?
Question 1 of 10
seclusion
Origin of alba
1815–25; <Old Provençal: dawn <Latin, feminine of albus white
Definition 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.
Definition for alba (3 of 3)
Alba.
abbreviation
Alberta.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
British Dictionary definitions for alba
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for alba
alba
[ ăl′bə ]
n.
white matter
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.