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Alba is a common name for the northwestern European country of Scotland in Scottish Gaelic and other Goidelic languages, derived from a Goidelic word which referred originally to the whole of the island of Great Britain. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Look up Alba in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Alba may also refer to:

Things

• the feminine form alba of the Latin word albus 'white'; in Italian and Spanish it also means sunrise.
  • as name of the white liturgical vestment Alb
  • in many botanical names (mostly grammatically female), for species etcetera that are lighter or color (not always white or even whitish) then related ones; e.g. Alba roses, a group of roses named after the botanical species Rosa alba
• ALBA (synchrotron), a synchrotron radiation facility in Barcelona, Spain
• Alba (rabbit), a genetically altered rabbit
• Alba (poetry), a Provencal genre of poetry
• Alba (1907 automobile), an Austrian vintage car
• Alba (1913 automobile), a French vintage car

ALB is a three-letter abbreviation may refer to: Albumin Albania, from its ISO code Albanian language, from its ISO 639 code Albany International Airport, from its IATA code Albrighton railway station, from its National Rail code Asian long-horned beetle Abraham Lincoln Brigade All-weather Life Boat Category: ... There is significant disagreement over the number of true rose species. ... ALBA is a synchrotron radiation facility under construction in Barcelona, Spain Official website Lightsources. ... Alba is a rabbit that was genetically created by French geneticist Dr. Louis-Marie Houdebine with the GFP gene found in the jellyfish, Aequorea victoria and the sea pansy that fluoresces green when exposed to blue light, and when Alba was exposed to such light he would literally glow green. ... Alba (Catalan for sunrise) is a subgenre of Provençal lyric poetry. ... The Alba was an Austrian automobile built in Trieste (then a part of Austria) from 1907 to 1908. ... The Alba was a French automobile which lasted, according to David Burgess Wise for seven years of constant mediocrity (from 1913 to 1920). ...

Geography

In Italy:

• Alba (CN), a town in the Province of Cuneo, Piedmont
  • Republic of Alba (1796-1801)
  • Republic of Alba (1944)
• Alba Docilia, modern Albissola
• Alba Fucens near the lake Fucinus Lacus, in Samnium
• Alba Longa, Latium

In Romania: Alba is town of Piedmont, Italy, in the province of Cuneo. ... The republic of Alba was a French client republic proclaimed on 25 April 1796. ... The Republic of Alba was a short-lived state that existed from October 10 to November 2, 1944 in Alba, northern Italy, as a local resistance against Italian fascism during World War II. It was named after the Napoleonic Republic of Alba that existed between 1796 and 1801 in Piedmont. ... Liguria and the Italian Riviera Portofino’s small harbour on the Italian Riviera The Italian Riviera ( ) is the narrow coastal strip which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines. ... Alba Fucens (mod. ... Alba Longa (in Italian sources occasionally written Albalonga) was an ancient city of Latium, in the Alban Hills founder and head of the Latin Confederation; it was destroyed by Rome around the middle of the 7th century BC. // Legendary history According to legend Alba Longa was founded by Ascanius or...

• Alba County
• Alba Iulia, the capital city of the Alba County
• Alba, Botoşani, a village in Hudeşti Commune, Botoşani County
• Alba, Tulcea, a village in Izvoarele Commune, Tulcea County

In Spain: ... Alba Iulia (Hungarian: Gyulafeh r, German: Karlsburg) is a city in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,369, located on the Mureş river. ... Administrative map of Romania with BotoÅŸani county highlighted BotoÅŸani is a Romanian county (JudeÅ£) in the Bukovina region, with the capital city at BotoÅŸani (population: 128,888). ... Administrative map of Romania with Tulcea county highlighted Tulcea is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Dobrogea region, with the capital city at Tulcea (population: 96,813). ...

• Alba, Spain, in Aragon
• Alba de Tormes, Castile-Leon (Origin of the Castilian noble House of Alba) and Alba de Yeltes

In the United States of America: Alba de Tormes is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ... The House of Alba (es: La Casa de Alba) is an important aristocratic family of Spanish origin who can trace back their ancestry to 1429, when the first “Alba” was made “Lord of the City of Alba de Tormes”. In 1492, it was a member of this family, the second... Alba de Yeltes is a village and municipality in the province of Salamanca, western Spain, part of the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ...

• Alba, Michigan
• Alba, Missouri
• Alba, Pennsylvania
• Alba, Texas
• Alba Township, Illinois
• Alba Township, Minnesota

Alba is an unincorporated community located in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Alba is a city in Jasper County, Missouri in the United States. ... Alba is a borough located in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. ... Alba is a town located in Texas. ... Alba Township is a township located in Jackson County, Minnesota. ...

People

Alba is a female first name in Italy, Spain and other Latin countries.

• Alba (Ancient Rome)- king of Alba Longa
• Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, see also List of Dukes of Alba
• Jessica Alba, actress

Alba in roman mythology is a son of Latinus Silvius and the fifth king of Alba Longa (Ovid, Metamorphoses, ХIV 612; Livy, І, 3). ... Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba. ... Coat of arms of Dukes of Alba de Tormes The Dukes of Alba (es:Duque de Alba), are Spanish nobility and Grandees of Spain. ... Jessica Marie Alba (born April 28, 1981) is an American actress. ...

Organizations

• Alba was a previous name of Italian football club A.S. Roma
• Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (Academie Libanaise des Beaux Arts)
• Alba (electronics), a brand of consumer electronics sold in the United Kingdom
• ALBA Graduate Business School, a private, not-for-profit, Business School based in Greece
• Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (Alternativa Bolivariana para las Américas )
• ALBA (mission), OSCE's diplomatic mission in Albania

Associazione Sportiva Roma (ISE: IT0001008876) is a major professional football club both in Italy’s Serie A and in European football. ... Lebanese Academy of fine Arts The Lebanese Academy of fine Arts (ALBA), one of the three faculties of the University of Balamand. ... Alba PLC is a consumer electronics company in the United Kingdom. ... // ALBA Graduate Business School is a leading academic institution founded in 1992 in Athens, Greece. ... The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (Spanish: Alternativa Bolivariana para las Américas or ALBA - which also means dawn in Spanish) is a political, social and economic cooperation and complementation vision of integration between the Latin American countries, proposed by the government of Venezuela as an alternative to the Free... The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) is an international organization for security. ...

Fiction

• Alba, a planet in the fictional universe of Star Wars
• Alba is the son of Darkstalkers character Aulbath

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