Shkodër
a city in NW Albania, on Lake Scutari: a former capital of Albania.
- Italian Scutari.
- Also Shko·dra [shkoh-druh; Albanian shkaw-drah]. /ˈʃkoʊ drə; Albanian ˈʃkɔ drɑ/.
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How to use Shkodër in a sentence
In 1945, there was a joyous celebration in the city of Shkoder when my partisan brothers were reunited with Yusa.
It is dredged between Shkoder and the Adriatic and is navigable for small ships.
Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. KeefeThe combination of these two routes will constitute a coastal line from Shkoder to Vlore.
Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. KeefeThe cloister of the Franciscan order in Shkoder was set afire in the spring of 1967, resulting in the death of four monks.
Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. KeefeRadio Kukes and Radio Shkoder each have one mediumwave and one shortwave transmitter.
Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. Keefe
In 1949 a professional theater was created in Shkoder, and in 1950 another theater was founded in Korce.
Area Handbook for Albania | Eugene K. Keefe
British Dictionary definitions for Shkodër
/ (Albanian ˈʃkodər) /
a market town in NW Albania, on Lake Shkodër : an Illyrian capital in the first millennium bc. Pop: about 90 000 (2003 est): Italian name: Scutari
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