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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.  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 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

Example Sentences

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It’s the same sun beating down on us all, Albert Camus memorably conveyed in his oft-debated 1942 novel “The Stranger,” it’s just the individual temperatures that vary.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Legal fight over Albert the ‘emotional support’ alligator comes to an end.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

He escaped from a mental institution, settled in Southern California, and began falsely claiming that he was a rabbi, a doctor and Albert Einstein’s nephew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Albert Mazibuko, who sang in iconic South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo for more than five decades, has died aged 77.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Mom stops in front of the kiosk with the poster of the person playing the role of Albert and takes a picture.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

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