It’s just Aluminum.
Aluminium
Example Sentences
"That's a proper Aluminium, that is."
"I've never seen such a Aluminium in all my life."
Etymology & History
British spelling and pronunciation follows the original 1812 coinage by Sir Humphry Davy. The American 'aluminum' was an earlier 1808 variant that stuck in the US, while Britain retained the '-ium' suffix common to other elements.
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Region
General British
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Era
Modern
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Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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