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Alva

American  
[al-vuh, ahl-vah] / ˈæl və, ˈɑl vɑ /

noun

  1. Duke of. Duke of Alba.

  2. a first name.


Alva British  
/ ˈælvə, ˈalβa /

noun

  1. Duke of, title of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo. 1508–82, Spanish general and statesman who suppressed the Protestant revolt in the Netherlands (1567–72) and conquered Portugal (1580)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Alva director Bernard Donoghue OBE said: "Visitor attractions are the places that people prize most and provide the experiences that people, even in a cost-of-living crisis, are most loathe to give up."

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

Pupils at Alva Academy in Clackmannanshire have recently undergone the training.

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

Alva is one of the favorites to win the vote.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

Alva Energy, which recently had a $33 million fundraising round, said it could add 10 gigawatts to the U.S. grid by boosting output at existing nuclear plants.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

‘Let’s see. I know a lot of girls and boys there. Alva Richards—I know his father. And Maggie Henry. And a kid named Mick Kelly—’ He felt as though his ears had caught afire.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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