Lezhë

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Lezhë

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Borrowed from Albanian Lezhë, through phonetic shifts from Latin Lissus, from Ancient Greek Λίσσος (Líssos).

proper noun

A growing city in northwestern Albania, located 5-6 km southeast of Shëngjin slightly northeast of the southern mouth of the river Drin (Small Drin), which passes through the town; the town is best known for being one of the former centres of the Illyrian kingdom and for its typically Illyrian fortification walls; it is the seat of its eponymous county, municipality and municipal unit.
A county of Albania.
A municipality of the county of Lezhë, Albania.
A municipal unit of the municipality of Lezhë in the county of Lezhë, Albania.

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name town in northwestern Albania

한국어	레저 Rejeo, 레자 Reja
中文	萊什 /莱什 Láishí
Italiano	Alessio
Ελληνικά	Λέζα Léza

name county of Albania

한국어	레저 Rejeo

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"Lezhë." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lezh%C3%AB. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{lezhe_2026,
  title = {Lezhë},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lezh%C3%AB},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}