Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- England or Great Britain. Often used poetically.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An ancient name of England, still retained in poetry.
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- proper noun The
ancient name forEngland (or sometimes, theBritish Isles ), now only used poetically. - proper noun Any of several small towns in the
United States . - proper noun West Bromwich Albion Football Club, a football team from West Bromwich
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- noun archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
Etymologies
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ALBION - With new coach Melody Beecher at the helm, Albion begins tuning up for defense of its Niagara-Orleans League title by facing Batavia at 6 p.m.
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Yes | No | Report from deerslayer1234 wrote 1 week 6 days ago roughly 120 acres. out in Albion, PA
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The remarks reflect a growing sense of bitterness in Moscow, where many feel that 'Foggy Albion' is on a mission to blacken Russia's World Cup bid.
'They're so petty' – How Russia sees the World Cup spat with England Tom Parfitt in Moscow 2010
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Yes | No | Report from deerslayer1234 wrote 1 week 6 days ago roughly 120 acres. out in Albion, PA
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Tim in Albion said on June 22nd, 2008 at 11: 03 pm
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Each "Minute Particular" of Albion is "hardened" by a Newtonian vision into a "grain of sand," from a superimposition-fusionembraceof the book, the body, and the city (each of these is clearly intimated in the plate) of the infinite vision.
Chaosmic Orders: Nonclassical Physics, Allegory, and the Epistemology of Blake's Minute Particulars. 2001
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Albion is Blake's Everyman; his life recapitulates the life of everyone who ever lived, even while possessing its own individuality.
Unlocking Language: Self-Similarity in Blake's _Jerusalem_. 2001
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The elder Pliny, in discussing the etymology of the word Albion, suggests that the land may have been so named from the White Roses which abounded in it -- 'Albion insula sic dicta ab albis rupibus, quas mare alluit, vel ob rosas albas quibus abundat.'
The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare Henry Nicholson Ellacombe 1868
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They started as West Bromwich Strollers in 1878 before adopting the name Albion in 1880.
Express & Star 2009
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They started as West Bromwich Strollers in 1878 before adopting the name Albion in 1880.
Express & Star 2009
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According to these legends, giants were the original rulers of Albion—an ancient name for Britain that may mean “white land” and refer to the chalky geology.
Tiny Snails Help Solve a Giant Mystery Keridwen Cornelius 2021
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