Albania
/ælˈbeɪniə/noun
A country in Southeast Europe on the Balkan Peninsula.
Did you know?The name Albania is historically linked to ancient peoples called the Albanoi, and the country’s own endonym Shqipëria comes from a completely different root, showing how one land can carry two separate identities at once.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Albanía
“A name used for parts of the region associated with the Albanoi”
Roman era
Latin
Albania
“A geographic and ethnic name for the area and its inhabitants”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Albania
“A scholarly and administrative name for the region in the western Balkans”
Modern English
English
Albania
“The modern state in southeastern Europe”