Albion
pronunciation
How to pronounce Albion in British English:
UK [ˈælbiən]
How to pronounce Albion in American English:
US [ˈælbiən]
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- Noun:
- archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically
Word Origin
- Albion
- ancient name of England, Old English, from Latin, sometimes said to be from the non-Indo-European base *alb "mountain," which also is suggested as the source of Latin Alpes "Alps," Albania, and Alba, an Irish name for "Scotland." But more likely from Latin albus "white" (see alb), which would be an apt description of the chalk cliffs of the island's southern coast.Breoton is garsecges ealond, ðæt wæs iu geara Albion haten. [translation of Bede's "Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum," c.900 C.E.]Perfidious Albion translates French rhetorical phrase la perfide Albion, said to have been in use since 16c. but popularized by Napoleon I in the recruiting drive of 1813, a reference to the supposedly treacherous policies of Britain when dealing with foreign powers.
Example
- 1. Everton beat charlton 3-1 , and aston villa defeated west bromwich albion 2-1 .
- 2. The french drew the clearest lessons . Suez showed that they could never rely on perfide albion .
- 3. When we are back from germany , we have the community shield which is a big game , but for the players the most important is to be fit for the first league game against west bromwich albion .
- 4. In the southern group are arsenal , aston villa , chelsea , west bromwich albion , west ham united and wolves .
- 5. Ferguson is expected to play rooney alongside dimitar berbatov when west bromwich albion visit old trafford today .