Albania

[ al-bey-nee-uh, -beyn-yuh ]

/ ælˈbeɪ ni ə, -ˈbeɪn yə /

noun

a republic in S Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, W of Macedonia and NW of Greece. 10,632 sq. mi. (27,535 sq. km). Capital: Tirana.

Obsolete. Scotland.

Example sentences from the Web for albania

But after a while, the edit wars ended, and the article no longer had Einstein going to Albania.

You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story |Walter Isaacson |October 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Secret Rescue By Cate Lineberry The story of non-combat heroes and their escape from Nazi-occupied Albania.

This Week’s Hot Reads: May 6, 2013 |Nicholas Mancusi |May 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
In Albania, there are two cities where I have written the majority of my work: Gjirokastër, my home city, and Tirana.

Ismail Kadare: How I Write |Noah Charney |January 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The recent situation in my country [Albania], its problems, its grotesque aspects, its misunderstandings.

Ismail Kadare: How I Write |Noah Charney |January 31, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

But, to much ridicule, the Army then took weeks to prepare the field in Albania from which the Apaches were to operate.

The Taliban’s Bait Game |John Barry |August 12, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
You need a protector who is not only wise and brave, and loyal to Albania, but loyal to you.

The Captain of the Janizaries |James M. Ludlow
Albanact, the younger brother, possessed the country he called Albania, now Scotland.

Old English Chronicles |Various
It was in the twelfth century the coat of arms of the King of Albania.

The Swastika |Thomas Wilson
The Amazons are said to live among the mountains above Albania.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3) |Strabo
In Albania the population has been estimated roughly at 800,000.

The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) |Various

British Dictionary definitions for albania

Albania

/ (ælˈbeɪnɪə) /

noun

a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula: became independent in 1912 after more than four centuries of Turkish rule; established as a republic (1946) under Communist rule; multiparty constitution adopted in 1991. It is generally mountainous, rising over 2700 m (9000 ft), with extensive forests. Language: Albanian. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lek. Capital: Tirana. Pop: 3 011 405 (2013 est). Area: 28 749 sq km (11 100 sq miles)

Cultural definitions for albania

Albania

Republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic Sea coast of the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Yugoslavia to the northwest, north, and northeast, Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the southeast and south. Tirana is its capital and largest city.

notes for Albania

The most secretive and closed of the former Eastern Bloc nations, Albania held free elections in March 1991, ending almost fifty years of communist rule and inaugurating a multiparty system. Protests over the collapse of a government-sponsored fraudulent investment scheme led to near anarchy in 1997. United Nations peacekeepers restored order.

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