albanian
/ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.25 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian ethnic group or the Albanian language.
noun
A native or inhabitant of Albania; a person of Albanian citizenship or nationality and their descendants.
noun
A member of an Indo-European ethnic group native to the Balkans, primarily centered in modern Albania and Kosovo, and partially tracing their lineage back to ancient Illyrian populations.
adj
adj
of or from the city of Albany, New York State
noun
Someone from the city of Albany, New York State.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
From Albania + -n. Doublet of Albanese. Compare Middle French Albanien and old Albanian endonym arbën, arbër (“Albanian”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/
- British English: /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ən/
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Albanology
Wiktionary’s coverage of Albanian terms