Albany

Middle English from Medieval Latin Albania ("Scotland"), from Scottish Gaelic Alba ("Scotland"), from Old Irish Albu ("Britain, Scotland"), from Proto-Celtic *albiyos ("world", literally white (place)) (compare Old Welsh elbid ("world")), from Proto-Indo-European *hâ‚‚elbÊ°os ("white"), possibly in reference to the White Cliffs of Dover.

Alternative forms

• Albyn

Full definition of Albany

Proper noun

1. (archaic) Scotland north of the River Forth

Synonyms

• (north of Forth) Scotland, Albania, Alba, Albion

From Middle English Albany ("Scotland"), a Scottish duchy created in 1398 and bestowed upon younger sons of the King of Scots which became a British title upon the 1707 Act of Union

Proper noun

1. (historic) A prominent duchy bestowed upon younger sons of the royal family, belonging first to the Scottish peerage and then (after the 1707 Act of Union) to the British. It is currently suspended.

Named in honor of the crown prince James II of England, Duke of Albany and York

Proper noun

1. The capital of New York state in the United States (95,658 during the 2000 census)
2. A major river of Ontario in Canada
3. A Hudson's Bay Company trading post in Ontario and the community that remains at its site

Synonyms

• (capital of New York state) Fort Nassau, Fort Orange, Beverwijck, Willemstadt - historic

Named in honor of Albany, the capital city of New York state

Proper noun

1. A sizable city in Georgia in the United States (76,939 during the 2000 census)
2. (historic) A former district in the Eastern Cape of South Africa
3. Numerous minor American communities and towns

Named in honor of Prince Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, duke of Albany and York, the second son of King of Britain

Proper noun

1. a city in Western Australia

Named in honor of Prince Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, duke of Albany and son of Queen of Britain

Proper noun

1. a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand