Albany
/ˈɔːl.bə.ni/
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colloquial/ˈɔːlb.ni/
Albany proper noun: scotland north of the River Forth.
Proper noun (1)
Albany
Proper noun (2)
Albany (countable and uncountable, plural Albanys)
Proper noun (3)
Albany
- The capital city of the state of New York in the United States, and the county seat of Albany County, New York.
- Synonyms:
- Fort Nassau, Fort Orange, Beverwijck, Willemstadt
- A major river in Ontario, Canada.
- A Hudson's Bay Company trading post in Ontario and the community that remains at its site.
Proper noun (4)
Albany
- A sizable city, the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States (76,939 during the 2000 census).
- A former district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- A home rule city, the county seat of Clinton County, Kentucky.
- A city, the county seat of Gentry County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri.
- A city, the county seat of Linn County, Oregon.
- A city, the county seat of Shackelford County, Texas, United States. Named after Albany, Georgia.
- A city in Alameda County, California, United States.
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Albany Township.
Proper noun (5)
IPA/ˈæl.bə.ni/
Albany
- A port city in the Great Southern region, Western Australia.
- Colonisation began towards the end of 1826, when a British settlement was founded at Albany, on the southern coast, and in the next year the whole territory (then known as New Holland) became a possession of the British Crown.1952 November, “The Western Australian Government Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 760
- A local government area in Western Australia; in full, the City of Albany.
Proper noun (6)
Albany
- A northern suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.
Proper noun (7)
Albany
- A suburb of Washington, City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2957).
Albany meaning in Tamil and Marathi
Albany in Tamil
- பிரிட்டனின் பழையபெயர்
Albany in Marathi
- capital of New York
- ऑल्बनी ŏlbanī
Synonyms of Albany
- Scotland
- Albania
- Alba
- Albion
- Fort Nassau
- Fort Orange
- Beverwijck
- Willemstadt
Forms of Albany
| alternative form | Albyn |
|---|---|
| plural | Albanys |
Origin of Albany
From Middle English from Medieval Latin Albania (“Scotland”), from Scottish Gaelic Alba (“Scotland”), from Old Irish Albu (“Britain, Scotland”), from Proto-Celtic *albiyū (“world”, literally “white (place)”) (compare Old Welsh elbid (“world”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰos (“white”), possibly in reference to the White Cliffs of Dover. Doublet of Albania.
From Middle English Albany ("Scotland"), a Scottish duchy created in 1398 and bestowed upon younger sons of the King of Scots which became a British title upon the 1707 Act of Union.
Named in honor of the crown prince James, Duke of Albany and York
Words formed from Albany
Phrases with Albany
Questions about Albany
- What does Albany mean?
- Albany means scotland north of the River Forth.
- What is Albany in Tamil?
- Albany in Tamil is பிரிட்டனின் பழையபெயர். See Albany meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Albany?
- Albany is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Albany?
- Albany is pronounced /ˈɔːl.bə.ni/.
Words near Albany in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Albany (page history and authors); albany (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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