albanian
albanian — adjective
- albanianpositive
- more albaniancomparative
- most albaniansuperlative
1. describes a person or thing that comes from the country of Albania, or that invo
describes a person or thing that comes from the country of Albania, or that involves the country, its people, or the language they use
Henrik's grandmother taught him to cook several traditional Albanian dishes.
collocation: traditional Albanian dishes
Ayesha found a book about Albanian folk music at the library.
collocation: Albanian folk music
The Albanian coastline along the Adriatic has long sandy beaches.
Iris bought an Albanian-English dictionary before her trip to Tirana.
albanian — noun
- albaniansingular
- albaniansplural
1. someone who was born in Albania or who has citizenship there
someone who was born in Albania or who has citizenship there
Evelyn met an Albanian who runs a small restaurant near the harbour.
countable noun: an Albanian
Many Albanians working abroad return home every August to visit family.
Jabari became friends with an Albanian from Shkodër at the summer camp.
The conference brought together Albanians and Greeks to discuss regional trade.
用法筆記
Like other demonyms, this noun is countable and takes an article when referring to one person. For the whole population, use 'the Albanians'.
常見錯誤
2. the language that people speak in Albania, which belongs to its own branch of th
the language that people speak in Albania, which belongs to its own branch of the Indo-European language family
Sora has been studying Albanian for two years and can now hold a conversation.
studying + [language]
The tour guide spoke both Albanian and English to the visiting group.
speak + Albanian
Paul picked up basic Albanian phrases during his stay in Sarandë.
Albanian uses a Latin-based alphabet with thirty-six letters.
用法筆記
As a language name, this noun is uncountable and usually used without an article: 'She speaks Albanian', not 'the Albanian'.