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Albania¹

  • /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ə/ UK
  • /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ US
  • /ælˈbeɪn.jə/ US
  • /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ US
  • /ɔlˈbeɪn.jə/ US
  • /ɑlˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ cot caught merger
  • /ɑlˈbeɪn.jə/ cot caught merger
  • /alˈban̪.ja/ Philippines

Rhymes with -eɪniə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Albānia, from Medieval Greek Ἄλβανον (Álbanon) + Medieval Latin -ia.

proper noun

  1. A country in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Albania. Capital and largest city: Tirana. However, word-final unstressed schwa is deleted even by the speakers from South Albania, though to different degrees and dependant on the speech style[…]

Albania²

  • /ælˈbeɪ.nɪ.ə/ UK
  • /ælˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ US
  • /ælˈbeɪn.jə/ US
  • /ɔlˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ US
  • /ɔlˈbeɪn.jə/ US
  • /ɑlˈbeɪ.ni.ə/ cot caught merger
  • /ɑlˈbeɪn.jə/ cot caught merger
  • /alˈban̪.ja/ Philippines

Rhymes with -eɪniə

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek Ἀλβανία (Albanía).

proper noun

  1. historical Caucasian Albania. Albania (now Zuiria) lieth North and Eaſt betwixt Iberia and the ſea

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bulgaria, algeria, albanian, tirana, albany, jabal, country, alma, alphonse, alban, albanese, albanians, albanie, arvand, alb, al

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name country in south-eastern Europe

EspañolAlbania
한국어알바니아 albania
日本語アルバニア Arubania
中文阿爾巴尼亞 /阿尔巴尼亚 Ā'ěrbāníyà
हिन्दीअल्बानिया albāniyā
PortuguêsAlbânia
FrançaisAlbanie
DeutschAlbanien
ItalianoAlbania
ΕλληνικάΑλβανία Alvanía
RomânăAlbania
РусскийАлба́ния Albánija
Tiếng ViệtAn-ba-ni
العربيةأَلْبَانِيَا ʔalbāniyā
עבריתאַלְבַּנְיָה albánya

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"Albania." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/albania. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Albania. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/albania

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"Albania." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/albania.

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@misc{albania_2026,
  title = {Albania},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/albania},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}