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St. Albans

American  
[awl-buhnz] / ˈɔl bənz /

noun

  1. a city in W Hertfordshire, in SE England: Norman cathedral; battles of Wars of the Roses 1455, 1461.

  2. a city in W West Virginia, near Charleston.


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Ami Clarke, 27, from St. Albans, started experiencing endometriosis symptoms after her very first period, aged 13.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

After attending the St. Albans School in Washington, Mr. Reston attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Morehead scholarship and earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy there in 1963.

From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2023

The Bulldogs closed regular season IAC play with wins against St. Stephen’s/St. Agnes and St. Albans.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023

Tuesday after a report of a large fight involving spectators during a seventh- and eighth-grade boys basketball game between Alburgh and St. Albans.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2023

In 1966, when I was nine, black power had permeated every element of my neighborhood in St. Albans, Queens.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride