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Albany.

Albany (the capital city of the state of New York in the United States, and the county seat of Albany County, New York)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

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name/aw.baˈni/Brazil[aʊ̯.baˈni]Brazil/al.bɐˈni/Portugal[aɫ.βɐˈni]Portugal

  1. Albany (the capital city of the state of New York in the United States, and the county seat of Albany County, New York)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder. Proto-Celtic *albiyū Old Irish Albubor. Medieval Latin Albaniabor. Middle English Albany English Albany English Albany English Albanyubor. Portuguese Albany Unadapted borrowing from English Albany.

name/aw.baˈni/Brazil[aʊ̯.baˈni]Brazil/al.bɐˈni/Portugal[aɫ.βɐˈni]Portugal

  1. Albany (a major river in Ontario, Canada)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰósder. Proto-Celtic *albiyū Old Irish Albubor. Medieval Latin Albaniabor. Middle English Albany English Albany English Albany English Albanyubor. Portuguese Albany Unadapted borrowing from English Albany.

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