"Lezhë" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Albanian Lezhë, through phonetic shifts from Latin Lissus, from Ancient Greek Λίσσος (Líssos). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sq|Lezhë}} Albanian Lezhë, {{der|en|la|Lissus}} Latin Lissus, {{der|en|grc|Λίσσος}} Ancient Greek Λίσσος (Líssos) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lezhë
  1. A growing town in northwestern Albania, located 5-6 km southeast of Shëngjin slightly northeast of the southern mouth of the river Drin (Small Drin), which passes through the town; the town is best known for being one of the former centres of the Illyrian kingdom and for its typically Illyrian fortification walls; it is the seat of its eponymous county, municipality and municipal unit. Categories (place): Counties of Albania, Municipalities of Albania, Places in Albania, Towns in Albania Translations (town in northwestern Albania): Lezha [definite, feminine] (Albanian), Lezhë [feminine, indefinite] (Albanian), 萊什 (Chinese Mandarin), 莱什 (Láishí) (Chinese Mandarin), Λέζα (Léza) [feminine] (Greek), Alessio [feminine] (Italian), 레저 (rejeo) (Korean), 레자 (reja) (Korean), Lissus [feminine] (Latin), Леска (Leska) [feminine] (Macedonian), Љеш [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), Lješ [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), Leş (Turkish), Eşim (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Lezhë-en-name-cXywJ8Sr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 5 4 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 44 26 16 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 47 21 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 82 8 6 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 85 6 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 58 16 14 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 85 6 5 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 65 15 11 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 68 13 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 60 16 13 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 56 17 14 13 Disambiguation of 'town in northwestern Albania': 43 30 14 13
  2. A county of Albania. Categories (place): Counties of Albania, Places in Albania Translations (county of Albania): Qarku i Lezhës [definite, masculine] (Albanian)
    Sense id: en-Lezhë-en-name-zm0rlMlV Categories (other): County capitals of Albania, Municipal units of Albania Disambiguation of County capitals of Albania: 17 40 24 19 Disambiguation of Municipal units of Albania: 26 42 16 17 Disambiguation of 'county of Albania': 15 46 22 17
  3. A municipality of the county of Lezhë, Albania. Categories (place): Municipalities of Albania, Places in Albania
    Sense id: en-Lezhë-en-name-299H5weZ
  4. A municipal unit of the municipality of Lezhë in the county of Lezhë, Albania. Categories (place): Places in Albania
    Sense id: en-Lezhë-en-name-zJ16ioUh

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