Albania
pronunciation
How to pronounce Albania in British English:
UK [æl'beɪnɪə]
How to pronounce Albania in American English:
US [æl'beɪnɪr]
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- Noun:
- a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula
Word Origin
- Albania
- Medieval Latin name of the country called by its inhabitants Shqipëri (literally "land of eagles," from shqiponje "eagle"), from Medieval Greek Albania, possibly from a pre-IE word *alb "hill" (also proposed as the source of Alps) or from the PIE root *albho- "white" (see alb). Roman Albania was a land by the Caspian Sea (modern Daghestan); in English Albania was occasionally also a name for Scotland.
Example
- 1. He described the lake and the victim in albania .
- 2. Albania will not be joining the eu soon .
- 3. Do you spend much time in albania now ?
- 4. For months the opinion polls suggested that albania 's election would be close .
- 5. Except in albania and kosovo , there has been more talk than cash .