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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 jən, ɔl- /

adjective

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


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

    1. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Albania

    2. a native speaker of Albanian

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of Albanian

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

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Albanian Prenga enters the fight with an impressive record of his own, having achieved all of his 20 victories with stoppages while suffering only one defeat.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

A relaxed Anthony Joshua laughed with reporters, thanked fans for making the trip and even encouraged a sizeable Albanian contingent to bring their "energy" for the British heavyweight's comeback fight in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Hall had an eight-year-old daughter with Albanian model and Real Housewives of Cheshire star, Missé Beqiri, 39.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

In March, Kushner posts on Instagram about his intention to present "initial sketches for development projects for the Albanian coast", including projects on Sazan Island and the nearby Zvernec coast.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 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

Albanians have been protesting against the project for months, but it was when barbed wire appeared six weeks ago to mark out the boundaries of the complex that anger erupted.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

"I feel good, I feel fresh. I just try and get on the ball as much as I can and play the effective passes," Ingle said after Tuesday's comfortable home victory over the Albanians.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

He became frustrated by the policy of peaceful resistance to Belgrade's repression of ethnic Albanians espoused by the late Kosovo president Ibrahim Rugova.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

In the west an army of Mussulman and Catholic Albanians, under Mustai Pasha, advanced southwards.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

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