Albany, derived from the Gaelic for
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
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Albany, New York
Albany ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about north of New York City ...
, the capital of the State of New York and largest city of this name
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Albany, Western Australia
Albany ( ; nys, Kinjarling) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour, which is a ...
, port city in the
Great Southern
Albany may also refer to:
Arts and music
* "Albany" (1981), a German language schlager by the British singer
Roger Whittaker
Roger Henry Brough Whittaker (born 22 March 1936) is a British singer-songwriter and musician, who was born in Nairobi to English parents. His music is an eclectic mix of folk music and popular songs in addition to radio airplay hits. He is bes ...
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Albany Theatre (formerly the Albany Empire), in Deptford, South London, England
Organizations and institutions
England
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Albany Academy, Chorley
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Hornchurch High School, London, formerly The Albany School
United States
Georgia
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Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation and voters' rights coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, in November 1961. This movement was founded by local black leaders and ministers, as well as members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commi ...
, desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia in 1961
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Albany State University
Albany State University is a public historically black university in Albany, Georgia. In 2017, Darton State College and Albany State University consolidated to become one university under the University System of Georgia (USG). Albany State U ...
, Albany
New York
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Albany Great Danes
The Albany Great Danes are the NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic programs of the University at Albany, SUNY, located in Albany, New York, United States. A member of the America East Conference, the University at Albany, SUNY sponsors team ...
, the athletic program of the University at Albany
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Albany Records
Albany Records is a record label that concentrates on unconventional contemporary classical music by American composers and musicians. It was established by Peter Kermani in 1987 and is based in Albany, New York.
See also
* List of record la ...
, a record label in Albany
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Albany Symphony Orchestra
The Albany Symphony Orchestra is a professional symphony orchestra based in Albany, New York.
Founded in 1930 as the People's Orchestra of Albany by Italian-born conductor John Carabella, the Albany Symphony is the oldest professional symphony ...
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University at Albany, SUNY
The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as the University at Albany, UAlbany or SUNY Albany, is a public research university with campuses in Albany, Rensselaer, and Guilderland, New York. Founded in 1844, it is one ...
People
* Albany Leon Bigard, better known as
Barney Bigard
Albany Leon "Barney" Bigard (March 3, 1906 – June 27, 1980) was an American jazz clarinetist known for his 15-year tenure with Duke Ellington. He also played tenor saxophone.
Biography
Bigard was born in New Orleans to Creole parents, Ale ...
, a jazz musician
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Duke of Albany
Duke of Albany is a peerage title that has occasionally been bestowed on the younger sons in the Scottish and later the British royal family, particularly in the Houses of Stuart and Hanover.
History
The Dukedom of Albany was first granted ...
, a Scottish, and later, British peerage title
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Regent Albany (disambiguation), several Dukes of Albany who were regent of Scotland
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Michel Roger Lafosse
Michel Roger Lafosse (born 21 April 1958 in Watermael-Boitsfort, Brussels, Belgium), subsequently known as Michael James Alexander Stewart of Albany, claims to be a descendant of Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") and to be the legi ...
, or Michael James Alexander Stewart of Albany, a claimant to the Scottish throne
Places
Australia
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Albany, Western Australia
Albany ( ; nys, Kinjarling) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour, which is a ...
, a city
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City of Albany, Western Australia, a local government area
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Electoral district of Albany
Albany is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Albany is named for the port and regional city of Western Australia which falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with i ...
, Western Australia
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Albany Creek, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane
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Albany Island
Albany Island or Pabaju is an island off the north-eastern coast of Cape York Peninsula in the Adolphus Channel and part of the Manar Group of islands of Queensland, Australia. It is within the locality of Somerset in the Shire of Torres.
G ...
, off Cape York Peninsula, Queensland
Bahamas
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Albany, New Providence
Albany is a luxury resort community on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas, which opened October 2010. Tavistock Group, Tiger Woods, and Ernie Els created the community on approximately on the oceanfront at the southwestern end of the ...
Canada
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Albany, Edmonton
Albany is a neighbourhood in northwest Edmonton, Alberta, Canada that was established in 2009 through the adoption of the Albany Neighbourhood Structure Plan (NSP).
It is located within The Palisades and was originally considered Neighbourhood ...
, Alberta
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Albany, Nova Scotia
Albany is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is L ...
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Albany, Prince Edward Island
Albany is a Canadian settlement in Prince County, Prince Edward Island
Prince County is located in western Prince Edward Island, Canada. The county's defining geographic feature is Malpeque Bay, a sub-basin of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, which cre ...
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Albany River
Albany, derived from the Gaelic for Scotland, most commonly refers to:
*Albany, New York, the capital of the State of New York and largest city of this name
* Albany, Western Australia, port city in the Great Southern
Albany may also refer to: ...
, in Ontario
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Fort Albany First Nation
Fort Albany First Nation ( cr, ᐲᐦᑖᐯᒄ ᐃᓕᓕᐗᒃ pîhtâpek ililiwak, "lagoon Cree") is a Cree First Nation in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, within the territory covered by Treaty 9. Situated on the southern ...
, Ontario
New Zealand
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Albany, New Zealand
Albany ( mi, Ōkahukura) is one of the northernmost suburbs of the contiguous Auckland metropolitan area in New Zealand. It is located to the north of the Waitematā Harbour, northwest of the Auckland city centre. The suburb is in the Albany ...
, a suburb of Auckland
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Albany (New Zealand electorate)
Albany was a New Zealand electorate. It was located in north Auckland, and named after the suburb of Albany. It existed from 1978 to 1984, and then was reinstated in 1987 before its final abolition in 2002.
Population centres
The 1977 elector ...
, existed between 1978 and 2002
South Africa
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Albany, South Africa
Albany, South Africa (also known as Cape Borders, Cape Frontier, Settler Country, and Western Region) was a district in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Grahamstown was traditionally the administrative capital, cultural centre and largest town of ...
, a region in the Eastern Cape named after the capital of New York State
United Kingdom
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Albany, Tyne and Wear
Albany is a suburb of Washington, Tyne and Wear, Washington in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, historically part of County Durham. It is in the north of the town. The village is also relatively close to The Galleries Shopping Centre, Was ...
, a suburb of Washington
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Albany (Liverpool)
The Albany Building is a 19th-century Grade II* listed building located on Old Hall Street, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. Built originally as a meeting place for cotton brokers, it has since been converted into apartments.
History
The Alb ...
, formerly a meeting place for cotton brokers, now divided into apartments
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Albany (London)
The Albany, or simply Albany, is an apartment complex in Piccadilly, London. The three-storey mansion was built in the 1770s and divided into apartments in 1802.
Building
The Albany was built in 1771–1776 by Sir William Chambers for the new ...
, a famous apartment complex in London
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HM Prison Albany
HM Prison Albany is a Category B men's prison, situated on the outskirts of Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. The prison is operated by His Majesty's Prison Service. Albany is located next to Parkhurst, another Male/B prison and togethe ...
, a Category B men's prison on the Isle of Wight
United States
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Lake Albany Glacial Lake Albany was a prehistoric North American proglacial lake that formed during the end of the Wisconsinan glaciation. It existed between 15,000 and 12,600 years ago and was created when meltwater from a retreating glacier, along with water ...
, a prehistoric proglacial lake
By state, A to M
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Albany, California
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Albany, Georgia
Albany ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia. Located on the Flint River, it is the seat of Dougherty County, and is the sole incorporated city in that county. Located in southwest Georgia, it is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia ...
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Albany, Illinois
Albany is a village in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 891 at the 2010 census, down from 895 in 2000.
History
Albany was laid out in 1837, and named after Albany, New York, the native home of a large share of the fi ...
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Albany Park, Chicago
Albany Park ( ) is one of 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago. Located on the Northwest Side of the City of Chicago with the North Branch of the Chicago River forming its east and north boundaries, it includes the ethnically diverse Albany ...
, Illinois
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Albany, Indiana
Albany is a town in Delaware County, Indiana, Delaware and Randolph County, Indiana, Randolph counties in the U.S. state of Indiana, along the Mississinewa River. The population was 2,295 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Muncie, IN Metropolit ...
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New Albany, Indiana
New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, United States, situated along the Ohio River, opposite Louisville, Kentucky. The population was 37,841 as of the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Floyd County. It is bounded by I-265 t ...
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Albany, Iowa, in
Westfield Township, Fayette County
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Albany, Kentucky
Albany is a home rule-class city in Clinton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 2,033 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Clinton County. It is located on U.S. Route 127, about north of the Tennessee border.
His ...
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Albany, Louisiana
Albany is a town in eastern Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1088 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
District 95 State Representative Sherman Q. Mack, an attorney, ...
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Albany, Minnesota
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Albany, Missouri
Albany is a city and county seat of Gentry County, Missouri, United States. With an annual growth rate of -0.30%. The population was 1,679 at the 2020 census.
History
Albany was originally called Athens, and under the latter name was platted i ...
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Albany, Ray County, Missouri Albany is an unincorporated community in Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
History
Albany was laid out in 1854, and most likely was named after Albany, New York
Albany ( ) is the capita ...
By state, N to Z
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Albany, New Hampshire
Albany is a town in Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 759 at the 2020 census.
Most of Albany is within the southeastern corner of the White Mountain National Forest, including Mount Chocorua and Mount Paugus. Alb ...
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Albany, New York
Albany ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of New York, also the seat and largest city of Albany County. Albany is on the west bank of the Hudson River, about south of its confluence with the Mohawk River, and about north of New York City ...
, the state capital
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Albany, Ohio
Albany is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 828 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Albany is located at (39.228787, -82.200363).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of wh ...
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Albany, Oklahoma
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Albany, Oregon
Albany is the county seat of Linn County, Oregon, and is the eleventh largest city in that state. Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties, jus ...
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Albany, Pennsylvania
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Albany, Texas
Albany is a city in Shackelford County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,034 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Shackelford County.
History
Established in 1873, Albany was named by county clerk William Cruger after his former ...
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Albany, Vermont, a town
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Albany (village), Vermont, a village in the town
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Albany, Green County, Wisconsin, a town
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Albany, Wisconsin
Albany is a village in Green County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,018 at the 2010 census. The village is located within the Town of Albany.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area o ...
, a village in the town
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Albany, Pepin County, Wisconsin, a town
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Albany, Wyoming
Transportation
Air
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Albany Airport (disambiguation) Albany Airport, or Albany International Airport, is an airport in Albany, New York, US
Albany Airport may also refer to:
* Albany Airport (Australia) in Albany, Western Australia (IATA: ALH, ICAO YABA)
* Albany Municipal Airport (Oregon) in Alb ...
, a list of airports associated with places named Albany
Ships
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''Albany'' (sternwheeler 1868), operated on the Willamette River in Oregon, United States, wrecked 1875
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HMS ''Albany'', the name of three ships of the Royal Navy
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HMAS ''Albany'' (ACPB 86), an Armidale–class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy
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MV ''Empire Albany'', later renamed ''Albany''
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USS ''Albany'', the name of six ships of the US Navy, all named for Albany, New York
Road
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Albany (1903 automobile), an early British automobile
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Albany (1907 automobile), an early American automobile
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Albany (automobile), an English car of the 1970s with "veteran styling"
Rail
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Albany station (Oregon)
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Albany–Rensselaer station
Rensselaer Rail Station, signed as Albany–Rensselaer on its platforms, is a train station in Rensselaer, New York, located from downtown Albany across the Hudson River. Operated by the Capital District Transportation Authority, it serves a ...
, New York
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Alba
''Alba'' ( , ) is the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland. It is also, in English language historiography, used to refer to the polity of Picts and Scottish people, Scots united in the ninth century as the Kingdom of Alba, until it developed i ...
, the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland, also anglicized as ''Albany''
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Albany County (disambiguation)
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Albany Empire (disambiguation)
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Albany Township (disambiguation)
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New Albany (disambiguation)
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Albania (disambiguation)
Albania is a country on the Balkan Peninsula in south-eastern Europe.
Albania may also refer to:
Places
* Albania (placename)
Territories related to present-day Albania
* Kingdom of Albania (medieval), Albanian-Angevin kingdom established in ...
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Albanian (disambiguation)
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Albanians (disambiguation)
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