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.

Etymology

Origin of Albanian

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

Example Sentences

This is the sort of observation that makes Ms. Ypi, a professor of political theory at the London School of Economics, unpopular with many present-day Albanians.

From The Wall Street Journal

An Albanian national who was deported from the UK twice in three years has been jailed after returning illegally for a third time.

From BBC

The court heard the Albanian national then got out of the driver's side, looked at the police car and "began to run away".

From BBC

Albania's prime minister accused Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood of "ethnic stereotyping" after she singled out Albanian families in a speech about abuses of the asylum system.

From BBC

At the moment there are about 700 Albanian families in the UK with no right to be here but the Home Office has chosen not to prioritise sending them home.

From BBC