Albany

American  

[awl-buh-nee] / ˈɔl bə ni /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of New York, in the eastern part, on the Hudson.

2. a city in southwestern Georgia.

3. a city in western Oregon.

4. a seaport in southwestern Australia: known as a resort town.

5. a city in western California, on San Francisco Bay.

6. a river in central Canada, flowing east from western Ontario to James Bay. 610 miles (980 km) long.

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Albany British  

/ ˈɔːlbənɪ /

noun

1. a city in E New York State, on the Hudson River: the state capital. Pop: 93 919 (2003 est)

2. a river in central Canada, flowing east and northeast to James Bay. Length: 982 km (610 miles)

3. a port in southwest Western Australia: founded as a penal colony. Pop: 22 415 (2001)

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Albany Cultural  

1. State capital located in eastern New York, on the west bank of the Hudson River.

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Involved with much shipping, Albany is a major transshipment point. It used to be an important fur-trading center.

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Of the 224 throughout the state, 140 populate central Ohio, dotting the city center through to the edges of suburban cities like New Albany and Dublin, according to Data Center Map.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Officials from New York state’s Division of Licensing Services reopened questions about her qualifications and summoned her to Albany for a formal interview on Nov. 4, just weeks before her license was to expire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Molly Gaffney, a Swiftie from Albany, New York, said the location choice made "little to no sense".

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

But Albany County Circuit Court Judge Robert Sanford, who presided over Kelver’s pretrial hearing, agreed with the prosecutor that there was probable cause that Kelver committed the crimes with which she was charged.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2026

Jon picked up a sheet of poster paper and wrote: Mr. Lon Herbert, President New York Electric Company Albany, New York 10579 He propped the poster against Frightful’s perch.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George