"Alban" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin Albānus (“resident of Alba”) (a mountain region and an ancient city of Latium). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Albānus||resident of Alba}} Latin Albānus (“resident of Alba”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Alban (not comparable)
  1. (historical) Pertaining to the ancient Latin city of Alba Longa. Tags: historical, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Alban-en-adj-1~DQ97sO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Breton translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 2 20 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 2 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 11 1 2 4 13 14 14 9 13 1 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 43 12 29 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 43 9 31 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 44 9 31 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 50 7 27 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 61 4 20 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 63 4 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 62 4 19 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 67 3 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 55 1 37 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 44 7 36 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 45 6 34 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 8 28 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 62 7 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 45 8 31 16
  2. (historical) Pertaining to Alba, or the area now covered by Scotland. Tags: historical, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Alban-en-adj-OWyNvqV9

Proper name

Etymology: From Latin Albānus (“resident of Alba”) (a mountain region and an ancient city of Latium). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Albānus||resident of Alba}} Latin Albānus (“resident of Alba”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Alban
  1. A male given name from Latin. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): Alban [masculine] (Albanian), Albana [feminine] (Albanian), Alvan [masculine] (Breton), Albà (Catalan), Alban (Danish), Alban (Dutch), Alban (French), Alban (German), Albano (Italian), Albanus (Latin), Alban (Norwegian), Aubanh [masculine] (Occitan), Alban [masculine] (Occitan), Albano (Portuguese), Albano (Spanish), Alban (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Alban-en-name-XC4~mcw6 Categories (other): Terms with Norwegian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 44 7 36 14 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 99 1
  2. Saint Alban, a Christian martyr executed in Verulamium (St Albans) in the 3rd or 4th century. Derived forms: St Albans, St. Albans, St. Alban's
    Sense id: en-Alban-en-name-0layPghn Categories (other): Terms with Norwegian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 44 7 36 14
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          "ref": "2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 66:",
          "text": "At some point during the Picto-Gaelic fusion, St Andrew was adopted as patron of the Alban kingdom.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Pertaining to Alba, or the area now covered by Scotland."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Alba",
          "Alba"
        ],
        [
          "Scotland",
          "Scotland"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) Pertaining to Alba, or the area now covered by Scotland."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alban"
}

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