Peja

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/ˈpeɪ.ə/

proper noun

The fourth largest city in Kosovo, and the seat of its eponymous municipality and district.

OriginAlbanian Peja ← Serbo-Croatian peć →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Peć · alternative Pejë

  1. The fourth largest city in Kosovo, and the seat of its eponymous municipality and district.
  2. A district of Kosovo.
  3. A municipality of Kosovo.

Origin

  1. Serbo-Croatianpeć“furnace”
  2. AlbanianPeja
  3. EnglishPeja

Borrowed from Albanian Peja, definite nominative of Pejë. Ultimately from Serbo-Croatian peć (“furnace”), which probably refers to the hermitaries in the caves of nearby Rugova Canyon formerly inhabited by Serbian Orthodox monks.

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Translations

Greek Πέγια, Πετς
  • Πέγια (Pégia)fourth largest city in Kosovo
  • Πετςfourth largest city in Kosovo
  • Ιπέκιο (Ipékio)fourth largest city in Kosovo
Hindi पेया
  • पेया (peyā)fourth largest city in Kosovo
Korean 페야
  • 페야 (peya)fourth largest city in Kosovo
Latin Picaria, Pechium
  • Picariafourth largest city in Kosovo
  • Pechiumfourth largest city in Kosovo
Turkish İpek
  • İpekfourth largest city in Kosovo

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Peja. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peja

MLA

“Peja.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peja. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Peja,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peja.

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