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alta
/ˈɑːltə/
name 5noun 1
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3ADJ.
arctic
VERB + ALTA
named
ALTA + NOUN
mother
Definitions
noun
1
Rose bengal dye worn by Indian women on the feet during festivals.
name
1
Abbreviation of Alberta: a province of Canada.
name
1
A female given name from Latin possibly from Latin alta (“high”), fairly common in the United States in the nineteenth century.
"I'm thinkin', Marthy Ann, that as Altie's " ( she had been named Alta, for her mother ) - "close onto twelve year old, ye might be spared ter go off home- - -
2
A male given name from Latin.
3
A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway.
4
A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.
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"I'm thinkin', Marthy Ann, that as Altie's " ( she had been named Alta, for her mother ) - "close onto twelve year old, ye might be spared ter go off home- - -
Wiktionary02
Eight structures were swept into the sea by a landslide near the Norwegian Arctic town of Alta.
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