alba

[ ahl-buh, al- ]

noun
  1. a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.

Origin of alba

1
1815–25; <Old Provençal: dawn <Latin, feminine of albus white

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Alba
[ al-buh; Spanish ahl-bah ]

noun
  1. 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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Alba.

abbreviation
  1. Alberta.

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British Dictionary definitions for Alba

Alba

/ (Spanish ˈalβa) /


noun
  1. Duke of Alba See Alva

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