albanian

UK /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ən/ US /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ən/

adj 4noun 3name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all

VERB + ALBANIAN

am, don't, learn, learning, love, sentences, speak, study

ALBANIAN + NOUN

language, mayors, mosque, niqab, tirana, town, women

PREP.

in, in, out

ADV.

ethnically, predominantly

Definitions

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian people or the Albanian language.

Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after they were attacked by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, during protests over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Albania; a person of Albanian citizenship or nationality and their descendants.

Kosovo declared independence from Serbia in 2008, following the 1998-99 war in which Kosovar Albanians attempted to break from what was then the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, made up of today’s Serbia and Montenegro.

name

The languages spoken by the Albanian people, primarily spoken in Albania and Kosovo.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Dozens of NATO peacekeepers were injured after they were attacked by ethnic Serbs in northern Kosovo, during protests over the installation of ethnically Albanian mayors.

Wiktionary

The Albanians honored old-age in all men, death in none, accounting it vnlawfull to mention a dead man; with whom they alſo buried his wealth.

Wiktionary

Do you speak Albanian?

Tatoeba · #949137

The speed at which he keeps churning out sentences in Albanian makes me wonder if 'he' is a machine.

Tatoeba · #1265714

Albania is called "Shqipëria" in Albanian.

Tatoeba · #1814670

Usage Notes

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In some senses, albanian is marked as historical, poetic, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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