alba
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
Origin of alba
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Fer·nan·do Al·va·rez de To·le·do [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reththe taw-le-thaw], /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/, Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general and third Duke of Alba; suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
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Alberta.
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How to use alba in a sentence
A flamboyant, multi-titled, multiply married royal to remember, the Duchess of alba died Thursday at the age of 88.
ESPN's SportsNation compiled a Derek Jeter dating diamond, and Mariah Carey and Jessica alba were relegated to the outfield.
The Captain’s Log: Derek Jeter’s Lady-Killing Past, From ‘Yeah, Jeets!’ to Gift Baskets | Emily Shire | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRapper The Game was also in attendance at that bash, as well as Jessica alba, Eddie Murphy, and Paris Hilton, among others.
New Details Emerge in Suge Knight Shooting at Chris Brown's Pre-VMAs Party on the Sunset Strip | Marlow Stern | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf you Google your name, a lot of headlines come up like “Jessica alba Sizzles in Bikini” and stuff of that nature.
Jessica Alba on 'Sin City,' Typecasting, and How Homophobia Pushed Her Away From the Church | Marlow Stern | August 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn his planned Battle Angel adaptation: I never tweeted casting Jessica alba for Battle Angel.
James Cameron on How to Find Flight MH370, Climate Change, Leonardo DiCaprio, and More | Marlow Stern | April 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The little country of Albania is so called from alba, or "white," because of its snowy mountains.
Stories That Words Tell Us | Elizabeth O'NeillAt the head of this league stood alba Longa (the long white city).
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States | James Hamilton LewisRome in an early period in her history overthrew alba Longa and succeeded to her place at the head of the confederacy.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States | James Hamilton LewisBut sailing on, he finally discovered that it was a river, which he explored to the point where alba-ny now stands.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberGrimm has recorded that in old German, the caterpillar was named alba, and that the Alp often takes the form of a butterfly.
Archaic England | Harold Bayley
British Dictionary definitions for Alba
/ (Spanish ˈalβa) /
Duke of Alba See Alva
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