Tepelenë
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See also: Tepelene
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Albanian Tepelenë, which is probably ultimately from Ottoman Turkish تپه دلن (Tepedelen), the name of the city during Ottoman era. Alternatively from Albanian Tepe e Lenes or Illyrian *Antibylyne.
Proper noun
Tepelenë
- A city in southern Albania, located on a plateau on the left bank of the river Vjosa about three kilometres downstream from its confluence with the river Drino; it is the seat of its eponymous municipality and the former seat of its now defunct eponymous district.
- A municipality of the county of Gjirokastër, Albania.
- An administrative unit of the municipality of Tepelenë in the county of Gjirokastër, Albania.
- A now defunct district of Albania.
Translations
city in southern Albania
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