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Albion vs Alba - What's the difference?

albion | alba |

Alba is a synonym of albion.



As a proper noun Albion

is the ancient name for England (or sometimes, the British Isles), now only used poetically.

As a noun alba is

a type of lyrical poetry, traditionally Provençal, about lovers who must part at dawn.

albion

English

Proper noun

(head) (wikipedia Albion)
  • The ancient name for England (or sometimes, the British Isles), now only used poetically.
  • Any of several small towns in the United States.
  • (West Bromwich Albion Football Club), a football team from West Bromwich
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    • , year=2012 , date=April 22 , author=Sam Sheringham , title=Liverpool 0-1 West Brom , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The Reds laid siege to the Albion goal throughout, with Jordan Henderson striking the underside of the bar and Dirk Kuyt the inside of the post.}}

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    * perfidious Albion

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    alba

    English

    Etymology 1

    First attested in 1821; from the (etyl) alba, ultimately from the (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of lyrical poetry, traditionally , about lovers who must part at dawn.

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    Etymology 2

    First attested in 1848; from the (etyl) alba (the feminine form of albus, “white”) in the now-disused species name of ''(l) ).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A white-flowered shrub rose of the hybrid .
  • A flower of the hybrid Rosa'' × ''alba .

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    Etymology 3

    First attested in 1859; from the (etyl) alba, the nominative plural form of , whence the (etyl) album.

    Noun

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