"Gjirokastër" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Albanian Gjirokastër, from Greek Αργυρόκαστρον (Argyrókastron, literally “silver castle”), from άργυρος (árgyros, “silver”) and κάστρον (kástron, “castle”) (from Latin castrum (“fort”)). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sq|Gjirokastër}} Albanian Gjirokastër, {{der|en|el|Αργυρόκαστρον|lit=silver castle}} Greek Αργυρόκαστρον (Argyrókastron, literally “silver castle”), {{der|en|la|castrum||fort}} Latin castrum (“fort”) Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (place): Cities in Albania, Counties of Albania, Municipalities of Albania, Places in Albania Translations (city in southern Albania): Gjirokastër [feminine, indefinite] (Albanian), Gjirokastra [definite, feminine] (Albanian), Գիրոկաստրա (Girokastra) (Armenian), Iurucast [feminine, indefinite] (Aromanian), Iurucasta [definite, feminine] (Aromanian), Аргирокастро (Argirokastro) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Αργυρόκαστρο (Argyrókastro) [masculine] (Greek), Argirocastro [feminine] (Italian), 지로카스터르 (jirokaseuteoreu) (Korean), Ѓирокастро (Ǵirokastro) [masculine] (Macedonian), Гирока́стра (Girokástra) [feminine] (Russian), Ђирокастра [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Đirokastra [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), Ergiri (Turkish), Ergirikasrı (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Gjirokastër-en-name-2MoEiB2n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Aromanian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 11 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 86 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 74 15 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 12 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 47 29 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 64 22 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Aromanian translations: 66 21 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 72 19 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 88 9 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 91 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 66 21 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 72 20 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 91 7 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 61 24 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 66 21 13 Disambiguation of 'city in southern Albania': 47 27 26
  2. A county of Albania. Categories (place): Counties of Albania, Places in Albania Translations (county of Albania): Qarku i Gjirokastrës [definite, masculine] (Albanian)
    Sense id: en-Gjirokastër-en-name-zm0rlMlV Disambiguation of 'county of Albania': 23 58 18
  3. A municipality of Albania. Categories (place): Municipalities of Albania, Places in Albania
    Sense id: en-Gjirokastër-en-name-O3zWMxKd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Gjirokastrit, Gjirokastritas, Gjirokastrite, Gjirokastritase
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      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "city in southern Albania",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Đirokastra"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "city in southern Albania",
      "word": "Ergiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "city in southern Albania",
      "word": "Ergirikasrı"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "county of Albania",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Qarku i Gjirokastrës"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Gjirokastër"
}

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