Albi

[al-bee]

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noun

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

Tarn

[tarn]

noun

a department in S France. 2232 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Albi.

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Examples from the Web for albi

Contemporary Examples

One place that I knew I wanted to visit was the small museum dedicated to Toulouse-Lautrec in the small town of Albi.
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Michael Clinton
March 4, 2013

Historical Examples

The Albigenses were a people of the reformed religion, who inhabited the country of Albi.
Fox's Book of Martyrs
John Foxe
Half the fascination of Albi comes from its convincing inconsistencies.
How France Built Her Cathedrals
Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
Of all this the Bishop of Albi complained as an invasion of his jurisdiction.
A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I
Henry Charles Lea
Lavaur, a flourishing city of the country of Albigeois, lies not far from Albi.
The Iron Pincers
Eugne Sue
In his twentieth year he entered the Grand Seminary at Albi.
The War Upon Religion
Rev. Francis A. Cunningham

British Dictionary definitions for albi

Albi

noun

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

tarn

noun

a small mountain lake or pool

Word Origin

C14: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse tjörn pool

Tarn

noun

a department of S France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Albi. Pop: 350 477 (2003 est). Area: 5780 sq km (2254 sq miles)
a river in SW France, rising in the Massif Central and flowing generally west to the Garonne River. Length: 375 km (233 miles)

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Word Origin and History for albi

tarn

n.

mid-13c., from Old Norse tjorn "small mountain lake without tributaries," from Proto-Germanic *terno, perhaps originally "water hole." A dialectal word popularized by the Lake poets.

albi in Science

tarn

[tärn]

A small mountain lake, especially one formed as a glacier melts, filling a cirque with water.

Albi

Tarn

Examples from the Web for albi

Contemporary Examples

One place that I knew I wanted to visit was the small museum dedicated to Toulouse-Lautrec in the small town of Albi.

Historical Examples

The Albigenses were a people of the reformed religion, who inhabited the country of Albi.

Half the fascination of Albi comes from its convincing inconsistencies.

Of all this the Bishop of Albi complained as an invasion of his jurisdiction.

Lavaur, a flourishing city of the country of Albigeois, lies not far from Albi.

In his twentieth year he entered the Grand Seminary at Albi.

Albi

tarn

Word Origin

Tarn

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tarn

n.

tarn

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