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albanian

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //æɫˈbeɪniən// al·ba·ni·an Archaic Literary

adj. relating to the country of Albania, its people, or its language.

adj. relating to the Republic of Albania, its inhabitants, or the Indo-European language spoken there. Often used attributively to modify nouns describing culture, food, or nationality.


SIMPLE

I really enjoy eating traditional Albanian food.

CONTEXTUAL

The museum features a large collection of Albanian folk costumes from the nineteenth century.

COMPLEX

The scholar spent years studying the unique structure of the Albanian language, which forms its own independent branch within the Indo-European family tree.

Etymology 1

From Albania + -n. Doublet of Albanese. Compare Middle French Albanien and old Albanian endonym arbën, arbër (“Albanian”).

Etymology 2

From (Caucasian) Albania + -ian.

Etymology 3

From Albany + -ian.

Etymology 4

From Alba + -n- + -ian.

Usage

Typically placed before the noun it modifies. When referring to the language or the people as a group, it is always capitalized.

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