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Albanian

Albanian

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Relating to Albania, its people, or its language
  • adjective
  • /ælˈbeɪniən/
translation icon : albanés
  • It's an old Albanian folk song.
  • Albanian population
  • Albanian refugees
  • Albanian majority

It's not really a true Albanian accent, you know?

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Examples

  • And in Kosovo it's there's a huge Albanian majority.

  • The larger network continues further south, along the Albanian coast and to the Aegean Sea.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Did you know his uncle works at the Albanian defense ministry?

  • I'll read you a story about the Albanian Labour Party.

  • You made an appointment with the Albanian ambassador tomorrow?

  • Guys, listen, I know a terrific Albanian restaurant that I've been going to for years.

  • In the summer of 1992, the Albanian Parliament outlawed the Communist Party.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Serbia contains an Albanian national minority in the province of Kosovo.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The Kosovo Albanian majority chafed under Serbian rule and fought back with guerrilla warfare tactics.

    Academic text (2001)
  • I discovered a fascinating Albanian tradition during my visit to Albania last summer.

Compounds

A language that people speak mainly in Albania and in nearby Balkan countries

Shared cultural traditions seen in music, food, and buildings from Turkish and Albanian people

History of relations between Turkish and Albanian people, especially during Ottoman rule

Surface Forms

Albanian positive

Morphology

Albanian = Albania (transparent) = Albania + n

Standard adjectival/demonym formation from 'Albania', so the connection to the country and its people/culture is clear.

Etymology

Albanian as an adjective comes from the country name Albania, a foreign name based on an old tribe called the Albanoi, while the country is known to its people as Shqipëri. So, Albanian describes something that comes from or relates to Albania, like food, music, or language.