A Latin term referring to people from Alba or Alban, used historically to describe inhabitants of an ancient Roman city.
From Latin Albānus (of Alba) plus -enses (inhabitants of), a standard Latin formula for naming peoples. Alba was an important ancient Roman settlement, and Romans systematically named populations this way.
The Romans basically invented a formula for naming conquered peoples—just take the city name and add -enses—and we still use similar patterns today when we call people New Yorkers or Londoners!
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