| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Alva, Duke of |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Al·va |
| PRONUNCIATION: | l v , äl vä |
| DATES: | 15081582 |
| VARIANT FORMS: | also Al·ba ( l b ) |
| VARIANTS: | Title of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo. |
| Spanish general and colonial administrator of the Netherlands (15671573).
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