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Ghegeria

Ghegeria proper noun: a historical region of Albania, land of the Ghegs.

Proper noun

Ghegeria

  1. A historical region of Albania, land of the Ghegs.
    • The river Skumbi (the ancient Genusus), which falls into the Adriatic 6 hours' ride S. of Durazzo, and the lake of Ochirda, form the southern frontier of Ghegeria, as the country of the Ghegs is called.1872, A Handbook for Travellers in Greece, 4th edition, London: John Murray, page 47
    • Only two more incidents shall I here note of my further journey in these Highlands of Ghegeria, or Northern Albania [...]1879, J. S. Stuart-Glennie, Europe and Asia, London: Chapman & Hall, page 244

Origin of Ghegeria

Borrowed from Albanian Gegëria.

Questions about Ghegeria

What does Ghegeria mean?
Ghegeria means a historical region of Albania, land of the Ghegs.
What part of speech is Ghegeria?
Ghegeria is a proper noun.

Words near Ghegeria in the dictionary

  1. gheera
  2. gheerah
  3. ghees
  4. Gheg
  5. Gheg Albanian
  6. Ghegeria
  7. Ghegish
  8. gheimeh
  9. Ghelari
  10. Ghengis Khan
  11. Ghent

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