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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.  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.”

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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

Example Sentences

They wanted him to support them at the Royal Albert Hall the following week and join them on tour.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

He wrote on 37 episodes of “The Smurfs” in the late 1980s and early ’90s as well as several episodes of “Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids,” according to IMDB.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Few ideas in modern science have reshaped our understanding of reality more profoundly than space-time — the interwoven fabric of space and time at the heart of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Before Albert Manifold’s abrupt dismissal, tensions rose over everything from secret deal talks to Wimbledon tickets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

At bedtime, they tossed and turned all night, scarcely getting any sleep between the loud snoring of Edgar and Albert and their own worried thoughts.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket