Elbasan
English
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Albanian Elbasan, itself likely from Ottoman Turkish ايلبصان.
Proper noun
editElbasan
- The fourth largest city in Albania, located in the center of the country on the river Shkumbin; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality.
- A county of Albania.
- A municipality of Albania.
- A mid 18th-century alphabet created for the Albanian language Elbasan Gospel Manuscript.
Translations
editcounty of Albania
Anagrams
editAlbanian
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish ايلبصان (El/İl basan, literally “the fortress”). Compare the cognate toponym Kazakh Елбасқан (Elbasqan). Replaced the ancient name Scampia.
Proper noun
editElbasan m
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