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alva

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Al⋅va

  [al-vuh; Sp. ahl-vah]
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–noun
1. Also, Alba. Fer⋅nan⋅do Al⋅va⋅rez de To⋅le⋅do  [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth the taw-le-thaw] , Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
2. a male or female given name.
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Al·va   (āl'və, äl'vä)   
Spanish general and colonial administrator of the Netherlands (1567-1573).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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