Korçë

proper noun

A city in southeastern Albania, located on a plateau west of the mountain of Morava; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in southeastern Albania, located on a plateau west of the mountain of Morava; it is the seat of its eponymous county and municipality.
  2. A county of Albania.
  3. A municipality of Albania.

Origin

  1. AlbanianKorçë
  2. EnglishKorçë

Borrowed from Albanian Korçë, from a South Slavic language. See the archaic Bulgarian word горица (gorica, “little mountain”), which could refer to the mountain of Morava as the city was under Bulgarian rule during the Middle Ages.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 科爾察 /科尔察
  • 科爾察 /科尔察 (Kē'ěrchá)city in southeastern Albania
Greek Κορυτσά
  • Κορυτσά (Korytsá)city in southeastern Albania
Hindi कोर्चा
  • कोर्चा (korcā)city in southeastern Albania
Italian Coriza
  • Corizacity in southeastern Albania
Korean 코르체, 코르체
  • 코르체 (Koreuche)city in southeastern Albania
  • 코르체 (Koreuche)county of Albania
Turkish Görice
  • Göricecity in southeastern Albania
Cite this entry
APA

Korçë. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kor%C3%A7%C3%AB

MLA

“Korçë.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kor%C3%A7%C3%AB. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Korçë,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kor%C3%A7%C3%AB.

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