Albert

[al-bert]

noun

1. Carl (Bert), 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.

2. Prince Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emanuel, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1819–61, consort of Queen Victoria.

3. Also called Albert Nyanza. Also called Mobuto Lake. Official Name Lake Mobutu Sese Seko. Lake Albert, a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 100 miles (160 kilometers) long; 2,061 sq. mi. (5,338 sq. km); 2,030 feet (619 meters) above sea level.

4. a first name: from Old High German words meaning “noble” and “bright.”

albert

¹

/ ˈælbət /

noun

1. a kind of watch chain usually attached to a waistcoat

2. a standard size of notepaper, 6 × 3 7/ 8 inches

Albert

²

/ ˈælbət /

noun

1. Former name: Lake Mobutu. a lake in E Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) and Uganda in the great Rift Valley, 660 m (2200 ft) above sea level: a source of the Nile, fed by the Victoria Nile, which leaves as the Albert Nile. Area: 5345 sqkm (2064 sq miles)

Albert

³

/ ˈælbət /

noun

1. Prince. full name Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. 1819–61, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland

Word History and Origins

Origin of Albert¹

C19: named after Prince _Albert

Example Sentences

Paddington, in the form of an actor in a costume from the beloved bear's new West End musical, performed for the royal couple at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Wednesday.

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Euphorbia pulcherrima, adapted well to the southern states, and by the early 1900s, Albert Ecke, a German immigrant dairy farmer and orchardist in Eagle Rock, saw its potential as a cut flower for Christmas bouquets.

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Once there, a comical mix-up involving lookalike saddles causes Edith-Anne to meet a boy named Albert, who also plans to take part in the show.

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She thought she saw a glimmer of interest in her three pupils, and added, “That is where Queen Victoria and Prince Albert live, you know.”

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Albert Xhediku, 34, received the fatal shock from a floodlight when he went to retrieve a football at the Mountbatten centre in Portsmouth.

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