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Alban

[ awl-buhn, al- ]

noun

  1. Saint, 3rd century a.d., first English martyr.


Alban

/ ˈɔːlbən /

noun

  1. Alban, Saint3rd century3rd centuryMEnglishRELIGION: saintRELIGION: martyr Saint. 3rd century ad , the first English martyr. He was beheaded by the Romans on the site on which St Alban's Abbey now stands, for admitting his conversion to Christianity. Feast day: June 17
“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


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Example Sentences

The Ecuadorean ambassador, Ana Alban, was forced to dash home to fetch a blow-up mattress for Assange to sleep on.

Pollard's companion picture of the Liverpool mail in the snow near St. Alban's on the same night is equally interesting.

The train rolls heavily over the Campagna, towards the Alban Mounts, homewards.

Peperin, pep′e-rin, n. a volcanic tufa found in the Alban Hills near Rome.

"Only to have the Alban youth ready when I need them," said Tullus.

For this act of friendship Alban was beheaded in presence of a great concourse of people.

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