Meanings
proper noun
- 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.
- A municipality of Albania.
Origin
- Latincastrum“fort”
- GreekΑργυρόκαστρον
- AlbanianGjirokastër
- EnglishGjirokastër
Borrowed from Albanian Gjirokastër, from Greek Αργυρόκαστρον (Argyrókastron, literally “silver castle”), from άργυρος (árgyros, “silver”) and κάστρον (kástron, “castle”) (from Latin castrum (“fort”)).
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Bulgarian Аргирокастро
- Аргирокастро (Argirokastro)city in southern Albania
Chinese Mandarin 吉諾卡斯特 /吉诺卡斯特
- 吉諾卡斯特 /吉诺卡斯特city in southern Albania
Greek Αργυρόκαστρο
- Αργυρόκαστρο (Argyrókastro)city in southern Albania
Hindi जिरोकास्तर
- जिरोकास्तर (jirokāstar)city in southern Albania
Italian Argirocastro
- Argirocastrocity in southern Albania
Korean 지로카스터르, 지로카스터르
- 지로카스터르 (jirokaseuteoreu)city in southern Albania
- 지로카스터르 (jirokaseuteoreu)county of Albania
Russian Гирока́стра
- Гирока́стра (Girokástra)city in southern Albania
Turkish Ergiri, Ergirikasrı
- Ergiricity in southern Albania
- Ergirikasrıcity in southern Albania
Cite this entry
APA
Gjirokastër. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gjirokast%C3%ABr
MLA
“Gjirokastër.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gjirokast%C3%ABr. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gjirokastër,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gjirokast%C3%ABr.
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