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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.

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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

Etymology

Origin of Albanian

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

Example Sentences

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Albanian Albanians

While studying history in Switzerland, home to a large Albanian diaspora, he became frustrated with the policy of peaceful resistance espoused by the late Kosovo president Ibrahim Rugova.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

But for the signs in Albanian, we could have been on the Amalfi Coast, or the Côte d’Azur, except that it has not yet been overrun with bachelorettes and party buses.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

They have set up websites and signage in English and Italian, as well as Albanian.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

All that will be down to the Albanian state to provide to make the Trump-Kushner development viable.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 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

Still, Albanians see tourism’s potential for their country.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

Politically independent, he is a descendant of the Crimean Tatars who once dominated the neighborhood alongside Albanians and Bosnians and others from “the outskirts of the Ottoman Empire.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 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

Once more Leisler sent his deputy at the head of a body of troops to the assistance of the Albanians, and this time Milborne was not denied entrance to the town.

From Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York by Maud Wilder Goodwin