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Al·bion (al′bē ən)

Old Poet. England

Etymology: L < Celt *Albio, gen. *Albionus (> Ir Alba, gen. Albann, name for Scotland); understood as if < L albus, white (see elf) because the cliffs of S England are white, but thought by some scholars to be of non-IE orig. (see alp)

Browse dictionary entries near Albion

  1. ‹ albino
  2. ‹ albinism
  3. ‹ Albigenses
  4. ‹ albescent
  5. ‹ Albertus Magnus
  6. ‹ albertite
  7. ‹ Alberti
  8. ‹ Alberta clipper
  9. ‹ Alberta
  10. ‹ Albert Nyanza
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  2. Alboin ›
  3. Ålborg ›
  4. Albucasis ›
  5. albugineous ›
  6. album ›
  7. albumen ›
  8. albumenize ›
  9. albumin ›
  10. albuminate ›