English
Albany
Proper noun
  1. (archaic) Scotland north of the River Forth.
Synonyms 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.
Proper noun
  1. A capital city of the state of New York.
  2. A major river in Ontario, 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
Translations
  • French: Albany
  • German: Albany
  • Italian: Albany
  • Portuguese: Albany
  • Russian: О́лбани
  • Spanish: Albany
Proper noun
  1. A sizable city/county seat in Dougherty County, Georgia (76,939 during the 2000 census).
  2. (historic) A former district in the Eastern Cape.
  3. Any of numerous minor American communities and towns:
    1. A home rule city/county seat in Clinton County, Kentucky.
    2. A city/county seat in Gentry County, Missouri.
    3. An unincorporated community in Ray County, Missouri.
    4. A city/county seat in Linn County, Oregon.
    5. A city/county seat in Shackelford County, Texas. Named after Albany, Georgia.
    6. A city in Alameda County, California.
Proper noun
  1. A city in Western Australia.
Proper noun
  1. A suburb in Auckland, New Zealand.


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