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Albemarle Sound definition

Al·be·marle· Sound (al′bə märl′)

arm of the Atlantic extending into NE N.C.: c. 60 mi (97 km) long

Etymology: after Wm. Keppel, 2d Earl of Albemarle, gov. of colony of Virginia (1737-54)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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