albion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically

WordNet

Al"bi*on noun
Etymology
Prob. from the same root as Gael. alp a height or hill. "It may have been bestowed on the land lying behind the white cliffs visible from the coast of Gaul. Albany, the old name of Scotland, means probably the "hilly land." I. Taylor.
Definitions
  1. An ancient name of England, still retained in poetry.
    In that nook-shotten isle of Albion. Shak.

Webster 1913