Albany
A prominent duchy bestowed upon younger sons of the royal family, belonging first to…A prominent duchy bestowed upon younger sons of the royal family, belonging first to the Scottish peerage and then (after the 1707 Act of Union) to the British. It is currently suspended.
» One old man came to Jackson from Albany, New York.
Значение
значений: 19(исчисляемое, историческое, неисчисляемое)A prominent duchy bestowed upon younger sons of the royal family, belonging first to the Scottish peerage and then (after the 1707 Act of Union) to the British. It is currently suspended.
(исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A surname, from the title of the Duke of Albany.
The capital city of the state of New York in the United States, and the county seat of Albany County, New York.
Albany
О́лбаниÓlbani
ОлбаніOlbani
A major river in Ontario, Canada.
A Hudson's Bay Company trading post in Ontario and the community that remains at its site.
A sizable city, the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States (76,939 during the 2000 census).
(историческое)A former district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Any of numerous minor American communities and towns:
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.
Примеры
предложений: 2One old man came to Jackson from Albany, New York.
The New York Throughway is the longest toll road in the United States, connecting New York City to Albany, Syracuse and Buffalo.
Переводы
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Происхождение
From Middle English from Medieval Latin Albania (“Scotland”), from Scottish Gaelic Alba (“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
Named in honor of Albany, the capital city of New York state
Named in honor of Prince Frederick, duke of Albany and York, the second son of King George III of Britain
Named in honour of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany and son of Queen Victoria of Britain
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