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(Anglès)

Scotland north of the River Forth.

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Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɔːl.bə.ni/

Cognat amb Old Welsh

elbid

In summary

From Middle English from Medieval Latin Albania (“Scotland”), from Scottish Gaelic Alba (“Scotland”), from Old Irish Albu (“Britain, Scotland”), from Proto-Celtic *albiyū (“world”, literally “white (place)”) (compare Old Welsh elbid (“world”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elbʰos (“white”), possibly in reference to the White Cliffs of Dover. Doublet of Albania.