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

The Albanian nationalist Vetevendosje party has won a landslide victory in Kosovo's parliamentary elections, according to preliminary results.

From BBC

“Is the Albanian army going to take over the world?” former Time Warner Chairman Jeff Bewkes asked a reporter 15 years ago.

From Los Angeles Times

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