Albanian

//ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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. 2
    Synonym of Caucasian Albanian. not-comparable
  3. 3
    of or from the city of Albany, New York State
  4. 4
    Scottish, especially referring to the Kingdom of Alba, Scotland, between 900 and 1286. historical, poetic, rare
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to Albania or its people or language or culture wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The languages spoken by the Albanian people, primarily spoken in Albania and Kosovo.
Noun
  1. 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. 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. 3
    Someone from the city of Albany, New York State.
  4. 4
    the Indo-European language spoken by the people of Albania wordnet
  5. 5
    a native or inhabitant of Albania wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Albania + -n. Doublet of Albanese. Compare Middle French Albanien and old Albanian endonym arbën, arbër (“Albanian”).

Etymology 2

From Albania + -n. Doublet of Albanese. Compare Middle French Albanien and old Albanian endonym arbën, arbër (“Albanian”).

Etymology 3

From Albania + -n. Doublet of Albanese. Compare Middle French Albanien and old Albanian endonym arbën, arbër (“Albanian”).

Etymology 4

From (Caucasian) Albania + -ian.

Etymology 5

From (Caucasian) Albania + -ian.

Etymology 6

From Albany + -ian.

Etymology 7

From Albany + -ian.

Etymology 8

From Alba + -n- + -ian.

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