Albanian
From the Balkans
Albanian refers to the people, language, or culture of Albania, a country on the Balkan Peninsula.
The Albanian language is a distinct branch of Indo-European, not closely related to its neighbors.
As a noun, an Albanian is a person from Albania or of Albanian descent: My grandmother was Albanian.
The Albanian diaspora has significant communities in Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Italy.
Sea east of Italy
- IllyriaAncient Balkan coastal territory
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- KosovoPartially recognized Balkan state
Macedonia · Montenegro · Serbia · Bosnia · Yugoslavia · Balkans
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
immigrant · naturalization · dual citizenship · Kosovar · flag · eagle · independence · statehood
Simultaneous independent melodic lines
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- folk danceCommunal heritage choreography
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- eagleLarge predatory bird
Wealth used for investment
- PyramidMassive ancient tomb structure
- Mother TeresaCanonized Albanian missionary
- bunkersFortified underground chambers
- cable carWire-suspended passenger vehicle
Vast language family
- isolateSeparate from others
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- loanwordsAdopted foreign vocabulary
- palatalConcerning mouth's roof
definite article · infinitive · subjunctive · standardization · digraph · diacritics
Adriatic
Sea east of Italy
- IllyriaAncient Balkan coastal territory
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
Kosovo · Macedonia · Montenegro · Serbia · Bosnia · Yugoslavia · Balkans
citizenship
Status as state member
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- expatriateOne living abroad permanently
emigrant · immigrant · naturalization · dual citizenship · Kosovar · flag · eagle · independence · statehood · sovereignty
polyphony
Simultaneous independent melodic lines
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- folk danceCommunal heritage choreography
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
eagle · blood feud · national hero · vendetta · honor code
capital
Wealth used for investment
- PyramidMassive ancient tomb structure
- Mother TeresaCanonized Albanian missionary
- bunkersFortified underground chambers
Indo-European
Vast language family
palatal · definite article · infinitive · subjunctive · standardization · digraph · diacritics
raki
Anise-flavored Turkish spirit
- Indo-European LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Spanish, Italian
- Balkan PeoplesSerbs, Croats, Bosniaks, Bulgarians, Greeks
- Mediterranean languagesFrench, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Romanian
- Adriatic linguisticsCroatian, Slovenian, Italian, Serbian, Bosnian
- KosovoPristina, Kosovar, anthem, memorials, cultural sites
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
AlbanianSerbian
Of or from Serbia
Greek · Slavic · Macedonian · Montenegrin · Bulgarian
- Caucasian AlbaniaAncient eastern Transcaucasian polity