Etymology

Alba Longa

Today it means: An ancient city in Latium, in central Italy, destroyed by Rome around the middle of the 7th century BC. Full definition →

Latin Alba Longa
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromAlba Longa
  2. English todayAlba Longa

From Latin Alba Longa (literally “long white [city]”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.