English Explanatory Dictionary

Alban

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Latin.
  2. Saint Alban, a Christian martyr executed in Verulamium (St Albans) in the 3rd or 4th century.
adj
  1. Pertaining to the ancient Latin city of Alba Longa.
  2. Pertaining to Alba, or the area now covered by Scotland.
noun
  1. A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.

Pronunciation

ălʹbən /ˈalbən/ [ˈalbn̩]

Word forms

Alban albane

Etymology

From Latin Albānus (“resident of Alba”) (a mountain region and an ancient city of Latium).

Derived words

Albanic Saint-Alban St Albans St. Albans St. Alban's
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