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).
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