Albion

[ al-bee-uh n ]

/ ˈæl bi ən /

noun

Alebion.

a city in S Michigan.

Literary. Britain.

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Example sentences from the Web for albion

Early as the hour was, a band was lined up on the quarter deck of the "Albion."
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service|H. Irving Hancock
As at the Albion in 1857, they would manifest before press reporters, but not before Harvard professors.
Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism|Allen Putnam
You remember what we agreed upon after we'd told Albion Bennet that we'd keep it secret.
The Shoulders of Atlas|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Pursued by their enemies the three brothers and Derdriu emigrate to Scotland, and take refuge with the king of Albion.
A Literary History of the English People|Jean Jules Jusserand

Perhaps this performance compensates the noble son of Albion for the loss of the executions of his own dear native land.
The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine|Heinrich Heine

British Dictionary definitions for albion

Albion

/ (ˈælbɪən) /

noun

archaic, or poetic Britain or England

Word Origin for Albion

C13: from Latin, of Celtic origin

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Albion

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