Lezhë
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Albanian Lezhë, through phonetic shifts from Latin Lissus, from Ancient Greek Λίσσος (Líssos).
Proper noun
Lezhë
- A growing town in northwestern Albania, located 5-6 km southeast of Shëngjin slightly northeast of the southern mouth of the river Drin (Small Drin), which passes through the town; the town is best known for being one of the former centres of the Illyrian kingdom and for its typically Illyrian fortification walls; it is the seat of its eponymous county, municipality and municipal unit.
- A county of Albania.
- A municipality of the county of Lezhë, Albania.
- A municipal unit of the municipality of Lezhë in the county of Lezhë, Albania.
Translations
town in northwestern Albania
county of Albania
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