alba

¹ American

[ahl-buh, al-] / ˈɑl bə, ˈæl- /

noun

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

Alba ² American

[al-buh, ahl-bah] / ˈæl bə, ˈɑl bɑ /

noun

Fernando Alvarez de Toledo Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general and third Duke of Alba; suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.

Alba. ³ American

abbreviation

Alberta.

Alba British

/ ˈalβa /

noun

See Alva

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Etymology

Origin of alba

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

Example Sentences

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Four senior Alba Party members have offered to take over the pro-independence party to ensure it can contest the Scottish Parliament election.

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The former SNP MP and MSP said Alba was currently "struggling to survive" and had to prioritise clearing its debts.

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When Alex Salmond launched the Alba Party in 2021, he hoped they could help bring together the independence movement.

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Leaving aside the precise reasons for Alba's financial woes - there is a live police investigation into claims of irregularities - the path ahead is a deeply uncertain one, with no clear agreement on how to navigate it.

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Angus MacNeil is optimistic that this crisis will be enough to rally members together to turn things around, and that come May he and others will be campaigning under the Alba banner.

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