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Albania

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Al·ba·ni·a  (l-bn-, -bny, ôl-)
A country of southeast Europe on the Adriatic Sea. The region was settled in ancient times by Illyrians and Thracians and later came under Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman rule. Having declared independence in 1912, Albania became a republic in 1925, then a satellite of the USSR in 1944. Elections in 1992 transferred power from the Communist Party to a nominally democratic government. Tiranë is the capital and the largest city. Population: 3,600,000.
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Albania

Albania [ælˈbeɪnɪə]
n
(Placename) 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.: 3 091 000 (2001 est.). Area: 28 749 sq. km (11 100 sq. miles)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.AlbaniaAlbania - a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula
Albanian capital, Tirana - the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country
Durazzo, Durres - port city in western Albania on the Adriatic
Balkan Peninsula, Balkans - a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range
Epirus - an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
Albanian - a native or inhabitant of Albania
Translations
Albania [ælˈbeɪnɪə] NAlbania f

Albania [ælˈbeɪniə] nAlbanie f

Albania
nAlbanien nt

Albania [ælˈbeɪnɪə] nl'Albania

Albania ألبانيا Albánie Albanien Albanien Αλβανία Albania Albania Albanie Albanija Albania アルバニア 알바니아 Albanië Albania Albania Albânia Албания Albanien ประเทศอัลเบเนีย Arnavutluk nước Albania 阿尔巴尼亚


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Haidee is a very uncommon name in France, but is common enough in Albania and Epirus; it is as it you said, for example, Chastity, Modesty, Innocence, -- it is a kind of baptismal name, as you Parisians call it.
Gringoire had succeeded in learning that, while a mere child, she had traversed Spain and Catalonia, even to Sicily; he believed that she had even been taken by the caravan of Zingari, of which she formed a part, to the kingdom of Algiers, a country situated in Achaia, which country adjoins, on one side Albania and Greece; on the other, the Sicilian Sea, which is the road to Constantinople.
 
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