Tirana

/ tɪˈrɑːnə; tiˈranə /

noun

1. the capital of Albania, in the central part 32 km (20 miles) from the Adriatic: founded in the early 17th century by Turks; became capital in 1920; the country's largest city and industrial centre. Pop: 390 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Eight years ago Mr Russell married an Albanian woman and has since lived in the country’s capital Tirana with his wife and their two-year-old daughter.

From BBC

Fabrizio Bucci, the Italian ambassador in Tirana, disagrees.

From BBC

Tirana has refused other countries’ requests for deals similar to that of Italy, according to Rama.

From Seattle Times

Early in 2023, he arrived at his office in Tirana with ex-City and West Ham defender Pablo Zabaleta and former Middlesbrough midfielder Doriva as his assistants.

From BBC

Sylvinho strongly believes none of this would have been possible had he not decided to leave his family behind in Porto and move to a hotel room in Tirana.

From BBC