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• Albanian
  Albanian

  adjective

  pertaining to Albania, its inhabitants, or their language.
• albanian
  albanian

  noun

  the official language of Albania: of uncertain relationship within the Indo-European family, but thought to be related to ancient Illyrian

Albanian

American  

[al-bey-nee-uhn, -beyn-yuhn, awl-] / ælˈbeɪ ni ən, -ˈbeɪn yən, ɔl- /

adjective

1. pertaining to Albania, its inhabitants, or their language.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Albania or Albany, N.Y.

2. the Indo-European language spoken in Albania and adjacent areas.

albanian British  

/ ælˈbeɪnɪən /

noun

1. the official language of Albania: of uncertain relationship within the Indo-European family, but thought to be related to ancient Illyrian

2. 1. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Albania

   2. a native speaker of Albanian

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adjective

1. of or relating to Albania, its people, or their language

Etymology

Origin of Albanian

First recorded in 1590–1600; Albani(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Several hundred people gathered Saturday in a protected nature reserve on the Albanian coast to protest at plans for a luxury beach resort by a company linked to the Trump family.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

As Albania does not extradite its citizens, French prosecutors plan to drop their case in favour of their Albanian colleagues, who have promised to seek compensation for French victims.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In his first fight since the accident, in which Joshua sustained minor injuries, he will face the relatively unknown Albanian Kristian Prenga in Riyadh on 25 July.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

One posted on LinkedIn about being sponsored for the event by Fatmir Mediu, an Albanian government official and longtime Fellowship insider.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

Qendrim’s first friends were other Albanian and Bosnian Muslim kids he met in his apartment complex.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John