Shkodër

American  

[shkoh-der, shkaw-duhr] / ˈʃkoʊ dər, ˈʃkɔ dər /

Albanian Shkodra

noun

1. a city in NW Albania, on Lake Scutari: a former capital of Albania.

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Shkodër British  

/ ˈʃkodər /

noun

1. Italian name: Scutari.  a market town in NW Albania, on Lake Shkodër : an Illyrian capital in the first millennium _bc. Pop: about 90 000 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

They're an Albanian duo living in Italy, who fuse the ethnic music of their hometown, Shkodër, to a progressive electronic sound.

From BBC

Some schools were closed in the affected areas and Albanian emergency services had begun to evacuate people close to the town of Shkoder as a result of the flood danger.

From Reuters

The army, police and local emergency teams stepped in to assist isolated residents in Shkoder, Lezha and Durres, where major flooding in 2010 caused devastation.

From Seattle Times

The army, police and local teams stepped in to assist isolated residents in the areas of Shkoder, Lezha and Durres where major flooding in 2010 caused devastation.

From Washington Times

The images of collapsed or semi-collapsed buildings in urban areas suggested Tuesday’s quake was more powerful than one in 1979 that razed a neighbourhood of the northern town of Shkoder, bordering Montenegro.

From The Guardian