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Albert

[ al-bert ]

noun

  1. Carl (Bert), 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
  2. Prince Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emanuel, Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, 1819–61, consort of Queen Victoria.
  3. Lake Albert, a lake in central Africa, between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a source of the Nile. 100 miles (160 kilometers) long; 2,061 sq. mi. (5,338 sq. km); 2,030 feet (619 meters) above sea level. Official_name Lake Mo·bu·tu Se·se Se·ko [lahyk moh-, boo, -too , ses, -ey , sek, -oh, m, uh, -]. Also called Al·bert Ny·an·za [nahy-, an, -z, uh, nyahn, -zah],.
  4. a male given name: from Old High German words meaning “noble” and “bright.”


Albert

1

/ ˈælbət /

noun

  1. Saxe-Coburg-GothaAlbert, Prince18191861MBritishGermanPOLITICS: hereditary ruler Prince. full name Albert Francis Charles Augustus Emmanuel of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. 1819–61, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain and Ireland


Albert

2

/ ˈælbət /

noun

  1. Lake Albert
    a lake in E Africa, between the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaïre) and Uganda in the great Rift Valley, 660 m (2200 ft) above sea level: a source of the Nile, fed by the Victoria Nile, which leaves as the Albert Nile. Area: 5345 sqkm (2064 sq miles) Former nameLake Mobutu

albert

3

/ ˈælbət /

noun

  1. a kind of watch chain usually attached to a waistcoat
  2. a standard size of notepaper, 6 × 3 7 8 inches

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Albert1

C19: named after Prince Albert

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Example Sentences

Efforts to resuscitate her failed and she was pronounced dead at nearby Albert Einstein Medical Center.

DNA tests were used to confirm Albert's status as father in both cases, following protracted legal battles.

And The Prize Is Death, a cartoon by Albert Levering, attacks an epidemic of reckless driving.

Umberto, who went by Albert, oversaw mob killings during his reign in the mid-1900s.

This is an improvement on the Permanent International Peace Bureau, Charles Albert Gobat, and Ludwig Quidde.

In December, 1861, Prince Albert was attacked by the terrible disease which eventually proved fatal.

The column was suggested in 1862 as a suitable monument to the memory of the late Prince Albert.

Charles Albert, ex-king of Sardinia, died on his arrival at Portugal, soon after his abdication.

The return journey to Vaornia was experimental in nature, as Albert tried the range of his powers.

At one of the larger intersections, Albert stopped under a flaming cresset and looked at his arm.

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