Meaning of alta | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Abbreviation of Alberta: a province of Canada.
   abbreviation, alt-of
2. Rose bengal dye worn by Indian women on the feet during festivals.
   uncountable
3. A female given name from Latin possibly from Latin alta (“high”), fairly common in the United States in the nineteenth century.
4. A male given name from Latin.
   rare
5. A town with bystatus and municipality of Finnmark, Norway.
6. A census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States.

Examples

“"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- - -”

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