alban
/AA1 L B AH0 N/noun
- 1
A male given name from Latin.
- 2
Saint Alban, a Christian martyr executed in Verulamium (St Albans) in the 3rd or 4th century.
- 3
(chemistry, now rare) A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.
adjective
- 1
(historical) Pertaining to the ancient Latin city of Alba Longa.
- 2
(historical) Pertaining to Alba, or the area now covered by Scotland.
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