Shkodër

[ shkoh-der; Albanian shkaw-duh r ]

/ ˈʃkoʊ dər; Albanian ˈʃkɔ dər /

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

Also Shko·dra

[shkoh-druh; Albanian shkaw-drah] /ˈʃkoʊ drə; Albanian ˈʃkɔ drɑ/.

Italian Scutari.

Example sentences from the Web for shkoder

In 1945, there was a joyous celebration in the city of Shkoder when my partisan brothers were reunited with Yusa.

'Jews Are God's People Like Us' |Norman H. Gershman |February 21, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The combination of these two routes will constitute a coastal line from Shkoder to Vlore.

Area Handbook for Albania |Eugene K. Keefe
It is dredged between Shkoder and the Adriatic and is navigable for small ships.

Area Handbook for Albania |Eugene K. Keefe
In 1949 a professional theater was created in Shkoder, and in 1950 another theater was founded in Korce.

Area Handbook for Albania |Eugene K. Keefe

The cloister of the Franciscan order in Shkoder was set afire in the spring of 1967, resulting in the death of four monks.

Area Handbook for Albania |Eugene K. Keefe

Shkodër

/ (Albanian ˈʃkodər) /

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