Alta

//ˈɑːltə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Rose bengal dye worn by Indian women on the feet during festivals. uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of Alberta: a province of Canada. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    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- - -"

  3. 3
    A male given name from Latin. rare
  4. 4
    A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway.
  5. 5
    A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.

Synonyms

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mahawar

Example

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"Eight structures were swept into the sea by a landslide near the Norwegian Arctic town of Alta."

Related phrases

Alta Lakerose bengal

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