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alba

1

[ ahl-buh, al- ]

noun

  1. a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.


Alba

2

[ al-buh; Spanish ahl-bah ]

noun

  1. Fer·nan·do Al·va·rez de To·le·do [fe, r, -, nahn, -daw , ahl, -vah-, r, eth , th, e taw-, le, -, th, aw], Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general and third Duke of Alba; suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.

Alba.

3

abbreviation for

  1. Alberta.

Alba

/ ˈβ /

noun

  1. Duke of Alba
    See Alva
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of alba1

1815–25; < Old Provençal: dawn < Latin, feminine of albus white
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Example Sentences

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Nyweide also shared the screen with James Franco and Julianne Nicholson in the 2010 feature “Shadows & Lies,” and appeared alongside Jessica Alba and Chris Messina as an elementary school student in “An Invisible Sign.”

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Alba MSP Ash Regan said she had reported Chapman to the Presiding Officer and standards committee, adding: "MSPs have a duty to uphold the law, not undermine it."

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Kenny MacAskill has been announced as the new leader of the pro-independence Alba Party.

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Former Alba MP Neale Hanvey was elected deputy leader with 78% of the vote, defeating ex-general secretary Chris McEleny.

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Alba was set up by Salmond in the lead up to the 2021 Holyrood election.

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