Albury

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Albury

/ˈɔːlbəɹi/

Where it comes from

From eald (“old”) + burg (“fort”). Compare other placenames, such as Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh and Aldeby, and German Oldenburg.

proper noun Alburys

countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4324).
countable, uncountable A village in Tiddington-with-Albury parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6505).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0547).
countable, uncountable A major city in New South Wales, Australia, near the border with the neighbouring state of Victoria.
countable, uncountable A local government area in New South Wales, Australia; in full, City of Albury.
countable, uncountable A town in Ontario, Canada.
countable, uncountable A small village in Mackenzie district, Canterbury, New Zealand.
countable A habitational surname from Old English.

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name city in New South Wales, Australia

한국어	올버리 olbeori
中文	奧爾伯里 /奥尔伯里 Ào'ěrbólǐ

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@misc{albury_2026,
  title = {Albury},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/albury},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}