Elbasan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian Elbasan, itself likely from Ottoman Turkish ايلبصان.

Proper noun

Elbasan

1. 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.
2. A county of Albania.
3. A municipality of Albania.
4. A mid 18th-century alphabet created for the Albanian language Elbasan Gospel Manuscript.

Translations

fourth largest city in Albania

• Greek: Ελμπασάν (Elmpasán), Ελβασάν (Elvasán)

county of Albania

Anagrams

• Banales, bansela, sanable

Albanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ايلبصان (El/İl basan, literally “the fortress”). Compare the cognate toponym Kazakh Елбасқан (Elbasqan). Replaced the ancient name Scampia.

Proper noun

Elbasan m

1. Elbasan (a city in Albania)