Shëngjin

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A coastal town in northwestern Albania that is a growing tourist destination due to its beaches and resort accommodations, located 5-6 km northwest of the city of Lezhë by the Adriatic Sea below a mountain side; the town was the site of the ancient harbour of Nymphaeum and is now home to one of Albania's ports of entry; it is the seat of its eponymous municipal unit.
  2. 2
    A municipal unit of the municipality of Lezhë in the county of Lezhë, Albania.
  3. 3
    A former municipality of the county of Lezhë, Albania.

Etymology

From Albanian Shëngjin, from shën (“saint”) + Gjin.

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