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Webster 1913 Edition


Albion

Al′bi-on

,
Noun.
[Prob. from the same root as Gael.
alp
a height or hill. “It may have been bestowed on the land lying behind the white cliffs visible from the coast of Gaul.
Albany
, the old name of Scotland, means probably the “hilly land.”
I. Taylor.
]
An ancient name of England, still retained in poetry.
In that nook-shotten isle of
Albion
.
Shakespeare

Webster 1828 Edition


Albion

AL'BION

,
Noun.
An ancient name of England, still used in poetry. It is supposed this name was given to it on account of its white cliffs.

Definition 2024


Álbion

Álbion

See also: Albion

Portuguese

Proper noun

Álbion f

  1. Albion (Roman or poetic name of Britain)