English Explanatory Dictionary

Albania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana.
name
  1. Caucasian Albania.

Pronunciation

/ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ə/ /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ /ælˈbeɪn.jə/ /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ /ɔlˈbeɪn.jə/ /ɑlˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ /ɑlˈbeɪn.jə/ /alˈban̪.ja/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Albania.wav en-us-Albania.ogg

Word forms

Albania

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *albʰós Proto-Italic *alβos Latin albus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin Albānusbor. Byzantine Greek Ἀλβᾰνός (Albănós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Byzantine Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Byzantine Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía)bor. Medieval Latin Albāniabor. English Albania Borrowed from Medieval Latin Albānia, from Byzantine Greek Ἄλβανον (Álbanon) + Medieval Latin -ia.

Derived words

Albanian Caucasian Albania People's Republic of Albania Republic of Albania Venetian Albania
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