Berat

B3E1R1A1T1

proper noun

A culturally significant city surrounded by mountains in south-central Albania, located on the right bank of the river Osum and west of the Tomorr mountain range; it is the seat of its eponymous county, municipality and municipal unit.

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the city of a thousand windows
OriginAlbanian Berat ← Ottoman Turkish برات ← Old Church Slavonic Бѣлградъ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A culturally significant city surrounded by mountains in south-central Albania, located on the right bank of the river Osum and west of the Tomorr mountain range; it is the seat of its eponymous county, municipality and municipal unit.
  2. A county of Albania.
  3. A municipality of the county of Berat, Albania.
  4. A municipal unit of the municipality of Berat in the county of Berat, Albania.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
the city of a thousand windows

Origin

  1. Proto-Slavic*gordъ
  2. Proto-Slavic*bělъ
  3. Old Church SlavonicБѣлградъ“white city, white town”
  4. Ottoman Turkishبرات
  5. AlbanianBerat
  6. EnglishBerat

Borrowed from Albanian Berat, from Ottoman Turkish برات (Berat), from Old Church Slavonic Бѣлградъ (Bělgradŭ, “white city, white town”), a name given to the city in the 9th century by its Bulgarian occupants, which in turn is a compound of бѣлъ (bělŭ, “white”) (from Proto-Slavic *bělъ) and градъ (gradŭ, “city, town”) (from Proto-Slavic *gordъ). Doublet of Belgrade, Beograd, and Belgorod.

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Translations

Ancient Greek Αντιπατρια
  • Αντιπατρια (Antipatria)city in south-central Albania
Bulgarian Берат, Белград
  • Берат (Berat)city in south-central Albania
  • Белград (Belgrad)city in south-central Albania
Chinese Mandarin 培拉特
  • 培拉特 (Péilātè)city in south-central Albania
German Berat, Qark Berat
  • Beratcity in south-central Albania
  • Qark Beratcounty of Albania
Greek Μπεράτ, Μπεράτι
  • Μπεράτ (el)city in south-central Albania
  • Μπεράτι (el)city in south-central Albania
  • Πουλχεριοπολις (Poulkheriopolis)city in south-central Albania
  • Βελλέγραδα (Bellégrada)city in south-central Albania
  • Νομός του Μπεράτ (Nomós tou Berát)county of Albania
Italian Berat, Belgrado
  • Beratcity in south-central Albania
  • Belgradocity in south-central Albania
  • Belgrado di Albaniacity in south-central Albania
  • Belgrado di Romaniacity in south-central Albania
Korean 베라트, 베라트주
  • 베라트 (berateu)city in south-central Albania
  • 베라트주 (berateuju)county of Albania
Latin Antipatrea, Pulcheriopolis
  • Antipatreacity in south-central Albania
  • Pulcheriopoliscity in south-central Albania
  • Belogradumcity in south-central Albania
  • Belogradum Albaniaecity in south-central Albania
Old Church Slavonic Бѣлградъ
  • Бѣлградъ (Bělgrad)city in south-central Albania
Russian Берат
  • Берат (Berat)city in south-central Albania
Turkish Berat, Berat ili
  • Beratcity in south-central Albania
  • Berat ilicounty of Albania

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Berat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berat

MLA

“Berat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Berat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berat.

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