Albanian
adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A native or inhabitant of Albania; a person of Albanian citizenship or nationality and their descendants.
"Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, following the 1998-99 war in which Kosovar Albanians attempted to break from what was then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, made up of today’s Serbia and Montenegro."
- 2 Synonym of Caucasian Albanian. countable, uncountable
"The Albanians honored old-age in all men, death in none, accounting it vnlawfull to mention a dead man; with whom they alſo buried his wealth."
- 3 Someone from the city of Albany, New York State.
- 4 the Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania wordnet
- 5 a native or inhabitant of Albania wordnet
- 1 Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian people or the Albanian language. not-comparable
"Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after they were attacked by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, during protests over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors."
- 2 Synonym of Caucasian Albanian. not-comparable
- 3 of or from the city of Albany, New York State
- 4 Scottish, especially referring to the Kingdom of Alba, Scotland, between 900 and 1286. historical, poetic, rare
- 1 of or relating to Albania or its people or language or culture wordnet
- 1 The languages spoken by the Albanian people, primarily spoken in Albania and Kosovo.
Example
More examples"The speed at which he keeps churning out sentences in Albanian makes me wonder if 'he' is a machine."
Etymology
From Albania + -n. Doublet of Albanese. Compare Middle French Albanien and old Albanian endonym arbën, arbër (“Albanian”).
From (Caucasian) Albania + -ian.
From Albany + -ian.
From Alba + -n- + -ian.
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