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elbasan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
el-basan
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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The fourth largest city in Albania, located in the center of the country on the river Shkumbin; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality.

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A county of Albania.

name

A municipality of Albania.

name

A mid 18th-century alphabet created for the Albanian language Elbasan Gospel Manuscript.

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Elbasan, itself likely from Ottoman Turkish ایلبصان.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ایلبصان

Questions

What does elbasan mean?
The fourth largest city in Albania, located in the center of the country on the river Shkumbin; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality.
Where does elbasan come from?
Borrowed from Albanian Elbasan, itself likely from Ottoman Turkish ایلبصان.

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