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Albina, Suriname Albina is a town in eastern Suriname, and is capital of the Marowijne District. The town lies on the west bank of the Marowijne river (Maroni river), which forms the border with French Guiana, directly opposite the French Guianan town of Saint-La ...
, a city in Suriname * Albina, Oregon, a city annexed by Portland, Oregon, US * Albina, Brăila, a village in Tichilești Commune, Brăila County, Romania * Albina, Timiș, a village in Moșnița Nouă Commune, Timiș County, Romania * Albina, Vaslui, a village in Ivănești Commune, Vaslui County, Romania * Albina, Cimişlia, a commune in Raionul Cimişlia, Moldova


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Albina (given name) Albina (''ahl-BEE-nah'') is a feminine given name from the Roman cognate ''Albinus'', derived from the Latin ''albus'', meaning "white" or "bright". There are masculine variants including ''Albin'' in Kosovo, Poland, Scandinavia, and Slovenia; ...
, people with the name "Albina" *
Albina (mythology) Albina or The White Goddess is a goddess (possibly Etruscan) associated with the dawn and the founding of Great Britain. ''"The White Goddess"'' Robert Graves' essay ''"The White Goddess"'' describes Albina as of one of fifty sisters (see Da ...
, a figure in Etruscan mythology * Albina, legendary ancestor of the giants of
Albion Albion is an alternative name for Great Britain. The oldest attestation of the toponym comes from the Greek language. It is sometimes used poetically and generally to refer to the island, but is less common than 'Britain' today. The name for Scot ...
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Saint Albina The name Albina comes from Albina, "the White Goddess," the Etruscan goddess of the dawn and protector of ill-fated lovers. It was a common name in ancient Rome. According to Nennius, Britain gains its earliest name, Albion from Albina, the W ...


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* One of the Russian space dogs * ''
Albina Românească ''Albina Românească'' ("The Romanian Bee") was a Romanian-language bi-weekly political and literary magazine, printed in Iaşi, Moldavia, at two intervals during the ''Regulamentul Organic'' period (between June 1, 1829, and January 3, 1835 ...
'', Romanian-language bi-weekly political and literary magazine, printed in Iaşi, Moldavia *
Appias albina ''Appias albina'', the common albatross, is a small butterfly of the family Pieridae. It is found in south and southeast Asia to Australia. Description This butterfly closely resembles ''Appias paulina'' but the males can be distinguished ...
, butterfly found in India {{disambiguation, geo