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Albemarle Sound
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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)
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