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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-bay-nee-uhn, -bayn-yuhn, awl-] / ælˈbeɪ ni ən, -ˈbeɪn jən, ɔl- /

adjective

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

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noun

• Albanians
  plural

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

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Albanians
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Albanian

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

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Example Sentences

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Albanian Albanians

For several days this summer the Albanian city of Elbasan choked in a dense cloud of stinging smoke coming from the direction of its notorious steelworks.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

In this video, WSJ analyzes Albanian court documents, travels to the development areas and speaks to the villagers at the heart of disputes over land ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Joshua, 36, endured a far more dramatic night in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, recovering from two first-round knockdowns - the first after just 20 seconds - to stop little-known Albanian Kristian Prenga in the second round.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

At the edge of the crowd, I ran into Redi Muci, a member of the Albanian parliament for the left-wing party Lëvizja Bashkë, which translates as the “Together Movement,” and the party’s leader, Arlind Qori.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

The Bushi family came from Kacanik, an Albanian town of twenty-eight thousand in the mountains of southern Kosovo, not far from the border with Macedonia.

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

It seems the loudest message of all that Albanians have for Rama is: We are not giving up.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

A number of Albanians from the diaspora have returned to Tirana to join the demonstrations, including Xheku Shena from Canada.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

So should Albanians also be concerned about the integrity of the prime minister?

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

The Albanians are so mad, they’ve been protesting in the streets for nearly two weeks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

The rout of the Albanians at Prilipe and the capture of Mustapha at Scutari were followed by an invasion of Bosnia.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

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