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Definition: Albula

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Type and sole genus of the family Albulidae.[Wordnet].

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Date "Albula" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1535. (references)

Specialty Definition: Albula

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] A species of truttaceous fish, destitute of teeth. The albula Indica is called by the Dutch wit-fish, and is of the size of a herring. The Albula nobilis is a fish caught in the lakes of Germany.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Geography Albula is geographically located in Switzerland. Its features include mountains (a mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges), and a stream (a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land). Its geographic coordinates are 46.55 degrees North latitude and 9.8 degrees East longitude. (references)

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Common Expressions: Albula

Expressions Definition
Albula Pass The Albula Pass (Romansh: Pass d'Alvra, German: Albulapass) is a Swiss mountain pass in the canton of Grisons, 2312 m (7595 ft) high. It lies in the Albula Range of the Alps. The road from Thusis through Bergün leads to La Punt in the Engadin. (references)
Albula vulpes Slender silvery marine fish found in tropical mud flats and mangrove lagoons. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Albula Type and sole genus of the family Albulidae. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Albula

Albula River

Albula River may refer to one of the following.

  • Albula River, a river in Switzerland.
  • An old (possibly legendary) name of Tiber

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Extended Definition: Albula

Albula

The term albula can refer to:

  • Albula Range, a mountain range in Switzerland
  • Albula River
  • Albula (district), a district in canton Graubünden, Switzerland
  • Albula Pass
  • Albula (fish), a genus of ray-finned fish

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Topics by Level of Interest: Albula

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Albula 14     Albula 14
Albula Range 9     Albula (district) 9
Albula (district) 9     Albula Pass 6
Albula Pass 6     Albula Range 9
Coregonus albula 6     Albula River 4
Albula River 4     Albula River (alternative meanings) 2
Albula River (alternative meanings) 2     Coregonus albula 6

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).