English

Alternative forms

• Albyn

Proper noun

Albany

1. (archaic) Scotland north of the River Forth

Synonyms

• (north of Forth): Scotland, Albania, Alba, Albion

Etymology 2

From Middle English Albany ("Scotland"), a Scottish duchy created in 1398 and bestowed upon younger sons of the King of Scots which became a British title upon the 1707 Act of Union

Proper noun

Albany

1. (historical) 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.

Etymology 3

Named in honor of the crown prince James, Duke of Albany and York

Proper noun

Albany

1. The capital city of the state of New York in the United States of America.
2. A major river of Ontario in 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

Etymology 4

Named in honor of Albany, the capital city of New York state

Proper noun

Albany

1. A sizable city in Georgia in the United States (76,939 during the 2000 census)
2. (historical) A former district in the Eastern Cape of South Africa
3. Numerous minor American communities and towns

Etymology 5

Named in honor of Prince Frederick, duke of Albany and York, the second son of King George III of Britain

Proper noun

Albany

1. a city in Western Australia

Etymology 6

Named in honor of Prince Leopold, duke of Albany and son of Queen Victoria of Britain

Proper noun

Albany

1. a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand

Portuguese

Proper noun

Albany f

1. Albany (a city, the state capital of New York, the United States of America)

Spanish

Proper noun

Albany ?

1. Albany (capital of New York)