Meanings
proper noun
- A growing city 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.
- A municipality of the county of Lezhë, Albania.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΛίσσος
- LatinLissus
- AlbanianLezhë
- EnglishLezhë
Borrowed from Albanian Lezhë, through phonetic shifts from Latin Lissus, from Ancient Greek Λίσσος (Líssos).
More words from Albanian, Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Лежа, Леж
- Лежа (Leža)town in northwestern Albania
- Леж (Lež)town in northwestern Albania
Chinese Mandarin 萊什 /莱什
- 萊什 /莱什 (Láishí)town in northwestern Albania
Greek Λέζα
- Λέζα (Léza)town in northwestern Albania
Italian Alessio
- Alessiotown in northwestern Albania
Korean 레저, 레자
- 레저 (Rejeo)town in northwestern Albania
- 레자 (Reja)town in northwestern Albania
- 레저 (Rejeo)county of Albania
Latin Lissus
- Lissustown in northwestern Albania
Turkish Leş, Eşim
- Leştown in northwestern Albania
- Eşimtown in northwestern Albania
Cite this entry
APA
Lezhë. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lezh%C3%AB
MLA
“Lezhë.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lezh%C3%AB. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lezhë,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lezh%C3%AB.
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