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Gjirokastër

Gjirokastër proper noun: a city in southern Albania, located in the Drino valley east of the mountain of Gjerë; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality.

Proper noun

Gjirokastër

  1. A city in southern Albania, located in the Drino valley east of the mountain of Gjerë; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality.
  2. A county of Albania.
  3. A municipality of Albania.

Gjirokastër meaning in Hindi

Gjirokastër in Hindi

city in southern Albania
जिरोकास्तर jirokāstar

Origin of Gjirokastër

Borrowed from Albanian Gjirokastër, from Greek Αργυρόκαστρον (Argyrókastron, literally “silver castle”), from άργυρος (árgyros, “silver”) and κάστρον (kástron, “castle”) (from Latin castrum (“fort”)).

Questions about Gjirokastër

What does Gjirokastër mean?
Gjirokastër means a city in southern Albania, located in the Drino valley east of the mountain of Gjerë; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality.
What is Gjirokastër in Hindi?
Gjirokastër in Hindi is जिरोकास्तर (jirokāstar). See Gjirokastër meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Gjirokastër?
Gjirokastër is a proper noun.

Words near Gjirokastër in the dictionary

  1. Gjergji
  2. gjes
  3. gjetost
  4. Gjilan
  5. gjinka
  6. Gjirokastër
  7. Gjoa Haven
  8. Gjógv
  9. Gjøvik
  10. GK
  11. Gk.

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