Tiranë

See also: tirane

Albanian

Etymology

From older Terrana (in Latin sources), from Proto-Albanian *Tūrsanā, either reflecting or possibly from Ancient Greek Τυρσηνοί (Tursēnoí)/Τυρσανοί (Tursanoí), an epithet used to denote the inhabitants of the Tyrrhenian Sea (cf. Latin Mare Tyrrhēnum).

Proper noun

Tiranë f (definite nominative Tirana)

  1. Tirana, capital of Albania
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