Albion

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Albion

/ˈælbi.ən/ US
/ˈælbɪən/ UK, also

Where it comes from

From Middle English Albion, from Latin Albiōn, an Ancient Gallo-Latin name for Britain (Middle Welsh Albbu, Old Irish Albu), from Proto-Celtic *Albiū, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *albʰós (“white”), whence also Latin albus (“white”) and Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, “whiteness, white leprosy”). The primary meaning of the Common Celtic word is "upper world" (as opposed to underworld), with semasiological development similar to e.g. Russian свет (svet, “world; light”).

It is often hypothesised that the Romans took it as connected with albus (“white”), in reference to the white cliffs of Dover.

proper noun

poetic Great Britain (or sometimes just England or the British Isles). [M]ightie Albion, father of the bold / And warlike people which the Britaine Iſlands hold. / For Albion the ſonne of Neptune was, / Who for the proofe of his great puiſſance, / Out of his Albion did on dry-foot pas / Into old Gall, that now is cleeped France, / To fight with Hercules, that did auanc
A census-designated place in Mendocino County, California.
A city, the county seat of Edwards County, Illinois.
A town, the county seat of Noble County, Indiana, also located in Albion Township and Jefferson Township. Named after Albion, New York.
A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
A city, the county seat of Boone County, Nebraska.
A village, the county seat of Orleans County, New York.
A town in Orleans County, New York, which includes a large part of the village.
A town in Oswego County, New York
A village in the town of Lincoln, Rhode Island.
A town and unincorporated community in Dane County, Wisconsin.
A number of townships in the United States, listed under Albion Township.
A northern suburb of Brisbane in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Brimbank, Victoria, Australia
Any of a number of football clubs in Great Britain, including West Bromwich Albion F.C., a football club from West Bromwich in the West Midlands, Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., a football club from the city of Brighton and Hove in Sussex, and Stirling Albion F.C., a football club in the city of Stirling in central Scotland. The Reds laid siege to the Albion goal throughout, with Jordan Henderson striking the underside of the bar and Dirk Kuyt the inside of the post.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: england, perfidious, brittany, britain, south britain, jerusalem, old blighty, loegria, blighty, engl., new albion, ingland, britannia, great britain, old dart, eng.

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Español	Albión
Português	Álbion
Français	Albion
Deutsch	Albion
Italiano	Albione
Ελληνικά	Αλβιόνα Alvióna
Русский	Альбио́н Alʹbión, Тума́нный Альбио́н Tumánnyj Alʹbión

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"Albion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/albion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Albion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/albion

Chicago

"Albion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/albion.

BibTeX

@misc{albion_2026,
  title = {Albion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/albion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}