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Albion
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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Albion a poetic or literary term for Britain or England (often used in referring to ancient or historical times). Recorded in Old English, the word comes from Latin and is probably of Celtic origin; ultimately related to Latin
albus ‘white’, in allusion to the white cliffs of Dover.
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Albion ride slips before clinching shoot-out; FA CUP, THIRD ROUND REPLAY West Bromwich Albion 2 Charlton Athletic 2 After extra time - Albion win 4-3 on penalties.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 1/16/2008; 700+ words
; ...Rob Tanner at The Hawthorns West Bromwich Albion booked their place in the fourth round...Bednar despatched the winning penalty as Albion won 4-3 on spot kicks; Jonathan Greening missing for Albion while Luke Varney and Zheng Zhi were unable...
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Albion International and Step 9 Form Strategic Technical Relationship To Integrate OSS with ILEC Gateway Adapters.
PR Newswire; 2/1/2000; 700+ words
; Albion Joins Step 9's iOSS (TM) Partner Program; Relationship Integrates Albion's Connect(TM) With Step 9's iCustomer...Solution. ATLANTA, Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Albion International, the leading provider of automated...
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Albion end losing run with spirited fightback
Newspaper article from: Plymouth Evening Herald, The; 3/24/2008; 700+ words
; Plymouth Albion finally claimed their first league win...had turned up full of optimism following Albion's impressive showing against Northampton...appeared stunned. Most probably expected Albion to find it hard first half, playing into...
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Albion's horizon widened by new tastes for speed; West Bromwich Albion 1 Crewe Alexandra 0.(Football)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 2/14/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...that Lee Hughes scores a West Bromwich Albion winner and then finds himself overshadowed...may have secured three vital points with Albion's first goal in open play since the...forceful wing play opened up options for Albion which had been sadly lacking during a...
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 "Birmingham Mail (England)")
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Albion Hassel-ed as Nigel sees red; Things looking ominous as Robbo's men lose crucial match to fellow strugglers The Mail's Mr Albion.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail (England); 2/27/2006; 700+ words
; Byline: By Chris Lepkowski ALBION 0 MIDDLESBORO 2 IT may be time to dust...starting to look a little ominous for Albion, who may have to follow last year...pressed to find a lower point in Albion's campaign and that includes the...
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Albion given a chill by red hot leaders
Newspaper article from: Plymouth Evening Herald, The; 12/8/2008; 700+ words
; ...There was no winter fairytale for Plymouth Albion at Headingley yesterday as Leeds demonstrated...seven tries against Graham Dawe's side. Albion made the long trip to West Yorkshire hoping...for 23 minutes, it all went wrong for Albion in the final 16 minutes of the first half...
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 "Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)")
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Albion maintain fine run against Sedgley ; Plymouth Albion will have more reason than most to be disappointed to see Sedgley Park relegated at the end of this season.
Newspaper article from: Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK); 3/9/2009; ; 700+ words
; Plymouth Albion will have more reason than most to be...are resigned to their fate. However, Albion certainly will not be glad to see the...times since 2001 and on each occasion Albion have triumphed. Some of those wins have...
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Albion's white knuckle ride ; Albion 1 Palace 0
Newspaper article from: Evening Mail; 9/4/2000; ; 700+ words
; ALBION treated their fans to an extra 45-minute...was a game of two halves, this was it. Albion brandished a new-found confidence as they...Taylor been their usual deadly selves, Albion would have surged three up. Disjointed...
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Albion face execution; THE PREMIERSHIP West Bromwich Albion 0 Liverpool 5.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 12/27/2004; 700+ words
; ...ugly as when Liverpool take West Bromwich Albion to pieces at The Hawthorns. It happened...won 6-0 - but the excuse then was that Albion were already relegated. But what was...to dig deeper to find positives where Albion are concerned, and the perception grows...
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Albion in mood to throw it all away; West Bromwich Albion 2 Derby County 4 Derby win 5-4 on aggregate.(Football)
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 9/27/2000; ; 700+ words
; West Bromwich Albion's Worthington Cup hopes were reduced...last night. It was hard to believe that Albion came out of Pride Park with a 2-1 advantage...who completed the scoring to reduce the Albion defence to a smouldering ruin in the 78th...
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Albion Woodbury Small
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Albion Woodbury Small The American sociologist and educator Albion Woodbury Small (1854-1926) was instrumental in founding...developing the profession of sociology in the United States. Albion Small was born in Buckfield, Maine, on May 11, 1854...
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New Albion Colony
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
NEW ALBION COLONY NEW ALBION COLONY. The New Albion colony was a project that never materialized. Had well-intentioned plans come to fruition, the colony would have encompassed Long Island and all of New Jersey by virtue of a charter issued...
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Albion Winegar Tourgée
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Albion Winegar Tourgée Albion Winegar Tourgée (1838-1905), American jurist and...rights advocate and a novelist who pioneered in social criticism. Albion Winegar Tourgée was born in Williamsfield, Ohio, on...
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Albion
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Albion is a poetical personification for Britain. It was first...of Dover. Camden mentions that it had been related to Albion, son of Neptune. The phrase ‘perfidious Albion’ has been attributed to the marquis de Ximenes...
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John Albion Andrew
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
John Albion Andrew As governor of Massachusetts during the Civil War, John Albion Andrew (1818-1867) energetically organized the state's resources in support of the Union and pressed for vigorous prosecution of the war. John Andrew was born...
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