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alaska-hawaii time
nounRare
/əˈlæskə həˈwaɪ.i taɪm/A time zone in the United States that combines the time used in the state of Alaska and the state of Hawaii. Standard Time is 10 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−10).
alaskan malamute
nounlow
/əˌlaskən ˈmæləmjuːt/A large, powerful breed of sled dog originally developed by the indigenous Malemiut people of Alaska.
alastair
nounUncommon (as a word/name); Low-frequency outside of personal names.
/ˈæl.ə.stə(r)/A masculine given name, primarily used in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth nations.
alastor
nounVery Low
/əˈlæstɔː/An avenging spirit or deity; a personification of vengeance.
alate
adjectivenounC2+ (Very Rare/Technical)
/ˈeɪ.leɪt/having wings or wing-like extensions.
alateen
nounLow
/ˌæl.əˈtiːn/A member of Al-Anon who is a teenager, focusing on recovery from the effects of someone else's alcoholism.
alava
nounVery Low
/ˈæləvə/A historical and geographical region in northern Spain.
alb
abbreviationnounC2
/alb/A long, white linen robe worn by Christian clergy during liturgical ceremonies.
alba
nounLow (C2)
/ˈalbə/A white robe, typically a long, sleeved tunic worn by priests and others in religious ceremonies, especially in the Roman Catholic Church.
alba iulia
nounVery Low
/ˌælbə ˈjuːlɪə/A city in central Romania, historically significant as the political, cultural, and spiritual centre of Transylvania, and the site of the 1918 Great Union.
alba longa
nounC2/Archaic
/ˌalbə ˈlɒŋɡə/An ancient city in Latium, southeast of Rome, traditionally founded by Ascanius, son of Aeneas, and considered the parent city of Rome.
albacete
nounVery Low
/ˌælbəˈseɪti/A city in southeastern Spain.
albacore
nounC2
/ˈælbəkɔː/A large, long-finned tuna (Thunnus alalunga), prized for its light-colored flesh, often canned as 'white tuna'.
alban
nounArchaic / Historical / Very Low-Frequency
/ˈælbən/A white crystalline substance, calcium sulphate, prepared from gypsum; also refers to a type of white pigment historically used in painting and book illumination.
albanese
nounB2
/ˌæl.bəˈniːz/Of, from, or relating to Albania, its people, or their language.
albania
nounA2
/ælˈbeɪ.ni.ə/A country in southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula.
albanian
adjectivenounB1
/ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/Relating to Albania, its people, or their language.
albano
nounVery Low (C2)
/ælˈbɑːnəʊ/A person from Albania, or something pertaining to Albania, its people, or its culture.
albany
nounLow (C1-C2). Common in geographical/historical contexts but rare in general conversation.
/ˈɔːlbəni/A proper noun primarily referring to the capital city of the U.S. state of New York, or a historical region/duchy.
albany congress
nounLow
/ˈɔːlbəni ˈkɒŋɡrɛs/A meeting of representatives from seven British North American colonies in 1754, held in Albany, New York, to discuss a unified colonial defense and relations with Native American tribes.

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