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Definition of Albion

Albion
Albion Al"bi*on, n. [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. --Shak.

Meaning of Albion from wikipedia

- Albion is an alternative name for Great Britain. The oldest attestation of the toponym comes from the Gr**** language. It is sometimes used poetically and...
- West Bromwich Albion Football Club (/ˈbrɒmɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ/), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional ****ociation football club based in...
- Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (/ˈbraɪtən ... ˈhoʊv/ BRY-tən … HOHV), commonly referred to as simply Brighton, is a professional football club based...
- up Albion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Albion is an archaic and poetic name for the island of Great Britain. Albion may also refer to: Albion (Blake)...
- "Perfidious Albion" is a pejorative phrase used within the context of international relations diplomacy to refer to acts of diplomatic slights, duplicity...
- of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Albion after Albion, an archaic name for Great Britain: HMS Albion (1763) was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the...
- Burton Albion Football Club is a professional ****ociation football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in...
- Albion Township may refer to: Albion Township, Ontario Albion Township, White County, Arkansas, in White County, Arkansas Albion Township, Noble County...
- Albion Football Club is a Uruguayan football club located in Montevideo that currently plays in the Uruguayan Segunda División, the second highest division...
- The 2024–25 season is the 123rd season in the history of Brighton & Hove Albion, and their eighth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition...