Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alba longa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: al-ba -lon-ga
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city in Latium, in central Italy, destroyed by Rome around the middle of the 7th century BC.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Alba Longa

Questions

What does alba longa mean?: An ancient city in Latium, in central Italy, destroyed by Rome around the middle of the 7th century BC.
Where does alba longa come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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