Albi

[ al-bee ]

/ alˈbi /

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noun

a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.

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Words nearby Albi

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How to use Albi in a sentence

Smoked lamb pita– from Yellow the Cafe –If you order the smoked lamb sandwich at Yellow, the casual offshoot to chef Michael Rafidi’s more refined Albi, you may get shoulder or you may get leg meat tucked into your za’atar-dusted pita.
The 25 best sandwiches in the D.C. area|Tim Carman|June 16, 2021|Washington Post
One place that I knew I wanted to visit was the small museum dedicated to Toulouse-Lautrec in the small town of Albi.
Michael Clinton: How to Become a Globe-Trotter|Michael Clinton|March 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Half the fascination of Albi comes from its convincing inconsistencies.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
The local saying is, Who has not seen the cathedral of Albi and the tower of Rodez has seen nothing.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

The buttresses at Albi are in larger part hidden within the church under the guise of walls between the side chapels.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
Seventeen years ago, I think you said: and in the woods near Albi?
The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor|Stephen Cullen Carpenter
Albi was the first head-quarters of the heresy, though Toulouse speedily rivalled its importance in this respect.
The Troubadours|H.J. Chaytor

British Dictionary definitions for Albi

Albi

/ (French albi) /

noun

a town in S France: connected with the Albigensian heresy and the crusade against it. Pop: 46 274 (1999)

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