Al·ba·ni·a ( l-b  n - , -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. |   |
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)
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| Noun | 1. |  Albania - a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan PeninsulaAlbanian capital, Tirana - the capital and largest city of Albania in the center of the country 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 |
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