Albert
Americannoun
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Carl (Bert), 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
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Prince Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emanuel, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1819–61, consort of Queen Victoria.
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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.
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a first name: from Old High German words meaning “noble” and “bright.”
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a kind of watch chain usually attached to a waistcoat
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a standard size of notepaper, 6 × 3 7/ 8 inches
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Etymology
Origin of albert
C19: named after Prince Albert
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“I talk a lot with the European governments, and they understand that there is a new reality,” said Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says the company can replicate its past success as it leads a renewed push into the weight-loss drug market.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Samples were even examined by Albert Hofmann, the scientist who first isolated psilocybin and discovered LSD.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
The Where Is My Husband! singer revealed there were 1.8 million sign-ups for her one-off 5,000-seat performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
When ten-year-old Albert Bastian awoke the morning after Kristallnacht, he was startled to see Levi, the Jewish livestock dealer with whom his father often dealt, sitting in their kitchen.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Bafta albert, an environmental organisation which upholds sustainability standards within the screen industry, has said it hopes its plan for Wales will provide a blueprint for the rest of the UK.
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
He, however, insisted on satisfying them as to its worth and placed in their hands a heavy gold watch by McCabe, with an albert chain, equally ponderous; and assured them that he had paid Rs.
From Tales of Bengal by S. B. Banerjea
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