Durrës
/ˈdʊɹəs/
Durrës proper noun: an Adriatic port city in Albania, on the site of ancient Epidamnus.
Proper noun
Durrës
- An Adriatic port city in Albania, on the site of ancient Epidamnus.
- A Catholic archiepiscopal see since 1300, which lost its metropolitan status and was merged into one archbishopric with the Albanian capital Tirana (where the cathedral now is).
- An Orthodox archbishopric.
Durrës meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Persian
Durrës in Hindi
- Adriatic port city in Albania
- दुरस duras
Durrës in Urdu
- Adriatic port city in Albania
- دراج Durāj
Durrës in Arabic
- Adriatic port city in Albania
- دُرَاج durāj, دُرَاس durās, دُرَاسِت durāsit
Durrës in Persian
- Adriatic port city in Albania
- دراج dorâj
More languagesFewer languages
- Durrës in Thai
- ดูร์เรส duu-rêet
Synonyms of Durrës
Forms of Durrës
| alternative form | Durres |
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Origin of Durrës
Borrowed from Albanian Durrës, from Latin Dyrrhachium, from Ancient Greek Δυρράχιον (Durrhákhion). Doublet of Dyrrhachium and Durazzo.
Words that rhyme with Durrës
Questions about Durrës
- What does Durrës mean?
- Durrës means an Adriatic port city in Albania, on the site of ancient Epidamnus.
- What is Durrës in Hindi?
- Durrës in Hindi is दुरस (duras). See Durrës meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Durrës?
- Durrës is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Durrës?
- Durrës is pronounced /ˈdʊɹəs/.
Words near Durrës in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Durrës (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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