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Albyn

Syllables: Al·byn

Albyn proper noun: scotland, especially the Highlands.

Proper noun

Albyn

  1. (poetic) Scotland, especially the Highlands.
    • Is there no Albyn now to wake thy song,
      No chiefs who still their fathers' worth retain,
      No plumed and plaided clans those hills among,
      Worthy to claim the tribute of thy strain?1854, William Campbell, The Raid of Albyn

Origin of Albyn

See Albion and Alba.

Questions about Albyn

What does Albyn mean?
Albyn means scotland, especially the Highlands.
What part of speech is Albyn?
Albyn is a proper noun.

Words near Albyn in the dictionary

  1. albutannin
  2. albuterol
  3. albutoin
  4. ALBW
  5. Alby
  6. Albyn
  7. alc
  8. alc.
  9. alcade
  10. alcades
  11. Alcaeus

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