Albion

Definition: Albion

Albion

Noun

1. Archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically.

Date "Albion" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1374. (references)

Note: Albion \Al"bi*on\, noun. [Probably from the same root as Gaelic alp 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.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Albion England, so named from the ancient inhabitants called Albiones. The usual etymology of albus (white), said to have been given by Julius Cæsar in allusion to the "white cliffs," is quite untenable, as an old Greek treatise, the De Mundo, formely ascribed to Aristotle, mentions the islands of Albion and Ierne three hundred years before the invasion of Cæsar. Probably "Albion" or Albany was the Celtic name of all Great Britain, subsequently restricted to Scotland, and then to the Highlands of Scotland. Certainly the inhabitants of the whole island are implied in the word Albiones in Festus Avienus's account of the voyage of Hamilcar in the fifth century B.C. (See Albin.) "Beyond the Pillars of Hercules is the ocean which flows round the earth, and in it are 2 very large islands called Britannia, viz., Albion and Ierne." - De Mundo, Sec. iii. Albion Son of the king of this island when Oberon held his court in what we call Kensington Gardens. He was stolen by the elfin Milkah, and brought up in fairyland. When nineteen years of age, he fell in love with Kenna, daughter of King Oberon, but was driven from the empire by the indignant monarch. Albion invaded the territory, but was slain in the battle. When Kenna knew this, she poured the juice of moly over the dead body, and it changed into a snow-drop. - T. Tickell. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Albion (in Ptolemy Alouion), the most ancient name of the British Isles or Great Britain, though generally restricted to England.

The name is perhaps of Celtic origin, but the Romans took it as connected with albus (white), in reference to the chalk-cliffs of Dover, and A. Holder (Alt-Keltischer Sprachschatz, 1896) unhesitatingly translates it Weissland (whiteland). The early writer (6th century BC) whose periplus is translated by Avienus (end of 4th century AD) does not use the name Britannia; he speaks of nesos 'Iernon kai 'Albionon (island of the Ierni and the Albiones). So Pytheas of Massilia (4th century BC) speaks of Albion and 'Ierne. From the fact that there was a tribe called the Albiones on the north coast of Spain in Asturia, some scholars have placed Albion in that neighbourhood (see G. F. Unger, Rhein. Mus. xxxviii., 1883, pp. 156-196).

The name Albion was taken by medieval writers from Pliny and Ptolemy. See also Albion (disambiguation)

Crosswords: Albion

Specialty definitions using "Albion": Albion the Giant, Azuriel ♦ Godmer ♦ Perfide Albion!. (references)

Etymologies containing "Albion": Albyn. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Albion" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Afrikaan (Albion), Czech (albion), Danish (Albion), Dutch (Albion, England), Hungarian (albion), Romanian (albion), Serbo-Croatian (albion).

Domain	Usage
Movie/TV Titles	Albion Market (1985)
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Domain	Title
References	Albion Banc Corp.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Albion PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) West Bromwich Albion PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Albion Walk (reference) Ashley Hutchings: The Guv'nor and the Rise of Folk Rock--Fairport Convention, Steeley Span and the Albion Band (reference) Daughters of Albion (reference) The Shadow of Albion (Carolus Rex, Book 1) (reference) The Silver Hand: Song of Albion Book 2 (Song of Albion Trilogy) (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Albion Evening Recorder (reference) Albion Historical Society Newsletter (reference) Albion New Era (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Gundam 0083 - Into Battle, Albion (vol. 2) (reference) Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Into Battle, Albion (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Dark Age of Camelot: A Musical Journey Through the Realms of Hibernia, Midgard and Albion [SOUNDTRACK] (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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	Portrait of Brig. Gen. Albion P. Howe, officer of the Federal Army.Credit: Library of Congress.		The Albion, Augusta, Ga.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Albion Hotel and Confederate Monument, Augusta, Ga.Credit: Library of Congress.		Albion, New York (vicinity). Charles R. Nesbitt who hired the Friend family to work on his farm at forty cents an hour, with a five cents an hour bonus if they stay thirty days.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Albion Hotel, Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach, Florida. Patio.Credit: Library of Congress.		Seamen's Bank for Savings, 74 Wall St., New York City, ship models. Albion.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Panorama of Albion, Cal.Credit: Library of Congress.		Albion, Mich.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Such is Albion.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Human Rights	Guyana	On June 4, police shot and killed Shamshudeen "Spoon" Mohammed during a demonstration at the Albion Police Station in Berbice in which several thousand residents protested police inaction. (references)
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"Albion" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 67.89% of the time. "Albion" is used about 190 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	67.89%	129	28,132
Noun (singular)	32.11%	61	43,149
Total	100.00%	190	N/A

Country	Name	Country	Name
United Kingdom	Albion PLC	USA	Albion Banc Corp.
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1. Albion, CA
Zip Code(s): 95410
Country: USA

2. Albion, IA (city, FIPS 955)
Location: 42.11277 N, 92.98918 W
Population (1990): 585 (221 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 50005
Country: USA

3. Albion, ID (city, FIPS 1000)
Location: 42.41097 N, 113.58006 W
Population (1990): 305 (135 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

4. Albion, IL (city, FIPS 568)
Location: 38.37618 N, 88.05720 W
Population (1990): 2116 (991 housing units)
Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 62806
Country: USA

5. Albion, IN (town, FIPS 820)
Location: 41.39520 N, 85.41970 W
Population (1990): 1823 (787 housing units)
Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 46701
Country: USA

6. Albion, ME
Zip Code(s): 04910
Country: USA

7. Albion, MI (city, FIPS 980)
Location: 42.24636 N, 84.75687 W
Population (1990): 10066 (3656 housing units)
Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 49224
Country: USA

8. Albion, NE (city, FIPS 555)
Location: 41.68933 N, 98.00279 W
Population (1990): 1916 (867 housing units)
Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 68620
Country: USA

9. Albion, NY (village, FIPS 1033)
Location: 43.24588 N, 78.18935 W
Population (1990): 5863 (2453 housing units)
Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip Code(s): 14411
Country: USA

10. Albion, OK (town, FIPS 1050)
Location: 34.66197 N, 95.09920 W
Population (1990): 88 (54 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

11. Albion, PA (borough, FIPS 628)
Location: 41.88960 N, 80.36384 W
Population (1990): 1575 (642 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

12. Albion, WA (town, FIPS 1010)
Location: 46.79253 N, 117.24950 W
Population (1990): 632 (286 housing units)
Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Country: USA

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Expression: Albion

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "Albion": Nitto-albion.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Albion

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
albion	272	brighton hove albion	17
albion new york	170	albion hotel miami	16
albion michigan	138	albion idaho	15
albion medical	124	albion iowa	15
albion college	111	albion armorers	13
albion indiana	64	albion ferry	13
albion illinois	51	albion bromwich fc west	12
albion cinema	47	albion ghost	12
west bromwich albion	44	albion washington	12
albion nebraska	40	albion hotel south beach	11
albion pennsylvania	40	albion cup	11
albion ca	39	albion oklahoma	11
albion hotel	38	royal albion hotel	9
albion hills	34	albion medical.com	9
albion cinemas	32	albion map	9
albion river inn	30	albion central school	9
albion saddle	28	albion fishing test	9
albion caster	26	albion fishery test	8
albion ri	24	albion area conservation hills	8
albion first illinois in murder	17	albion mall	8
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Modern Translations: Albion

Language		Translations for "Albion"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		Albion. (various references)

Albanian		angli (Blighty, England, great britain, united kingdom). (various references)

Bulgarian		англия, албион. (various references)

Czech		albion. (various references)

Danish		Albion. (various references)

Dutch		Albion (England). (various references)

Esperanto		Albiono. (various references)

Hungarian		albion. (various references)

Italian		albione. (various references)

Pig Latin		albionay

Portuguese		designação poética da inglaterra, álbion. (various references)

Romanian		anglia (England), albion. (various references)

Russian		альбион. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		albion, engleska (blighty, england). (various references)

Spanish		albión. (various references)

Turkish		ingiltere (english, great britain, john bull). (various references)

Ukranian		англія, альбіон. (various references)
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Misspellings: Albion

Misspellings
	"Albion" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Abiog, ablion, Alaiou, Albadou, albian, albio, Alboin, albon, Albro, Alijon, Alvio, Ambion, Aubron, Dalboni, Elbio, labion. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Albion"

Words rhyming with "Albion" (pronounced 'Al"bi*on'): Abacination, Abaction, Abaddon, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Ablution, Abluvion, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Aboon, Abortion, Abrasion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Abscession, Abscision, Abscission, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstersion, Abstraction, Abstrusion, Absumption, Abusion, Abutilon, Accension, Accentuation, Acceptation. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Albion

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: albino.
	Words within the letters "a-b-i-l-n-o"
	-1 letter: aboil, aloin, binal, blain.
	-2 letters: anil, bail, bani, blin, boil, bola, lain, lino, lion, loan, loin, nail, naoi, noil, obia.
	-3 letters: abo, ail, ain, alb, ani, bal, ban, bin, bio, boa, ion, lab, lib, lin, lob, nab, nib, nil, nob, obi, oil.
	-4 letters: ab, ai, al, an, ba, bi, bo, in, la, li, lo.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-i-l-n-o"
	+1 letter: albinos, bizonal, coalbin, hobnail.
	+2 letters: ablation, ablution, abutilon, anabolic, baronial, biathlon, binomial, bioclean, bloating, boltonia, carbinol, coalbins, coinable, hobnails, joinable, laboring, libation, lobation, oblation, olibanum, panbroil, tailbone.
	+3 letters: abdominal, ablations, ablutions, abolition, absolving, abutilons, albinotic, anabolism, antilabor, balconied, balconies, balloting, ballpoint, bandolier, baritonal, battalion, biathlons, billabong, binocular, binomials, blazoning, boliviano, boltonias, botanical, botulinal, bromelain, bronchial, carbinols, cobalamin, cobaltine, connubial, gamboling, hobnailed, ignorable, ionizable, labouring, libations, libration, lobations, nonviable, oblations, olibanums, ovalbumin, panbroils, sublation, tailbones.
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