Albany

[ awl-buh-nee ]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of New York, in the eastern part, on the Hudson.
2. a city in southwestern Georgia.
3. a city in western Oregon.
4. a seaport in southwestern Australia: known as a resort town.
5. a city in western California, on San Francisco Bay.
6. a river in central Canada, flowing east from western Ontario to James Bay. 610 miles (980 km) long.

Albany

/ ˈɔːlbənɪ /

noun

1. a city in E New York State, on the Hudson River: the state capital. Pop: 93 919 (2003 est)
2. a river in central Canada, flowing east and northeast to James Bay. Length: 982 km (610 miles)
3. a port in southwest Western Australia: founded as a penal colony. Pop: 22 415 (2001)

Albany

1. State capital located in eastern New York , on the west bank of the Hudson River .

Notes

Involved with much shipping, Albany is a major transshipment point. It used to be an important fur-trading center.

Example Sentences

According to Yue Li, an economist at the University at Albany, SUNY, “there has been evidence showing that when social security was first introduced, it caused mortality to fall.”

From Salon

“When we get on the bandstand,” he told the Albany, N.Y.,

From Los Angeles Times

In the Bay Area, voters in Albany will vote Tuesday on a measure to grant suffrage to 16- and 17-year-olds.

From Los Angeles Times

Not at his first college stop at Albany.

From Los Angeles Times

When biologists first encountered bats succumbing to the illness in caves near Albany, N,Y., in 2007, the fungus behind the destruction was unknown to science, according to federal officials.

From Los Angeles Times