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  Albert

  noun

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

  noun

  a kind of watch chain usually attached to a waistcoat

Albert

American  

[al-bert] / ˈæl bərt /

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, 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.”

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albert ¹ British  

/ ˈælbət /

noun

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

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

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Albert ² British  

/ 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)

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Albert ³ British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of albert

C19: named after Prince _Albert

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Last April, Albert, a month shy of his 17th birthday, became the youngest American to play in the German Bundesliga when he came off the bench for Dortmund.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

That chosen band was the Strokes: Julian Casablancas, lead singer and songwriter; Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., guitars; Nikolai Fraiture, bass; and Fabrizio Moretti, drums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He became a self-proclaimed "bookworm", reading Albert Camus, Toni Morrison, and Romain Gary, as well as fellow Haitian writers such as Jacques Roumain and James Noel.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

That idea clashes with the classical expectation that each particle should possess its own separate physical reality, a feature of quantum mechanics that famously troubled Albert Einstein.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

Did Albert Einstein need extra help with physics?

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Bafta albert said this was reflective of industry engagement to disclose information and an improvement in data recording.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2023

To prove prop reuse, for instance, albert may need to see a production's rental invoices for second-hand purchases.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2022

Waste is one of many aspects a filming production needs to log in order to qualify for sustainable production certification from the environmental organisation albert.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2022

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From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2010

Keeping pace with us, although apparently not moving at more than an ordinary walking pace, was a man of medium height, dressed in a panama hat and albert coat.

From Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter by Elliott O'Donnell