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alta¹

  • /ˈɑːltə/

noun

  1. uncountable Rose bengal dye worn by Indian women on the feet during festivals.

Alta²

proper noun Alta.

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Alberta: a province of Canada.

Alta³

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Latin possibly from Latin alta (“high”), fairly common in the United States in the nineteenth century. "I'm thinkin', Marthy Ann, that as Altie's " ( she had been named Alta, for her mother ) - "close onto twelve year old, ye might be spared ter go off home- - -
  2. rare A male given name from Latin.
  3. A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway.
  4. A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.

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Closest in meaning: alb, white, high, loud, upper, ont, intensity, haute, que, highly, higher, sask, alberta, vermilion, sindoor, gulal

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@misc{alta_2026,
  title = {alta},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alta},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}