Albanian

[al-bey-nee-uhn, -beyn-yuhn, awl-]

adjective

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

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Albanian¹

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

Example Sentences

But Elisia, who is Albanian, grew up in Greece, and now lives in the Netherlands, says she would definitely pay that amount.

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Diella, whose name means sun in Albanian, is unlikely to be the source of any unflattering leaks about the government.

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Serbia responded with a brutal crackdown against ethnic Albanians that ended in 1999 after a Nato bombing campaign against Serbia.

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He revealed he was planning to have lunch with the Albanian prime minister to discuss possible migrant returns agreements.

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Removals of small boat migrants are modest and many of these are legally low-hanging fruit, such as the brief phenomenon of a rush of Albanian nationals.

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