Peshkopi

P3E1S1H4K5O1P3I1

proper noun

A town in northeastern Albania, located east of the river Black Drin and southwest of the Mali i Gramës in the Korab mountain range; it is the seat of the county of Dibër, the municipality of Dibër and the former seat of the defunct Dibër district.

OriginAlbanian Peshkopi ← Latin episcopus ← Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in northeastern Albania, located east of the river Black Drin and southwest of the Mali i Gramës in the Korab mountain range; it is the seat of the county of Dibër, the municipality of Dibër and the former seat of the defunct Dibër district.
  2. An administrative unit of the municipality of Dibër in the county of Dibër, Albania.
  3. A former municipality of the county of Dibër, Albania.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἐπίσκοπος“overseer”
  2. Latinepiscopus“bishop”
  3. AlbanianPeshkopi
  4. EnglishPeshkopi

Borrowed from Albanian Peshkopi, from peshkop (“bishop”), through Vulgar Latin from Latin episcopus (“bishop”), from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”).

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Translations

Bulgarian Пешкопия, Пешкопея
  • Пешкопия (Peškopija)town in northeastern Albania
  • Пешкопея (Peškopeja)town in northeastern Albania
German Peshkopia, Peshkopi
  • Peshkopiatown in northeastern Albania
  • Peshkopitown in northeastern Albania
Greek Επισκοπή
  • Επισκοπή (Episkopí)town in northeastern Albania
Hindi पेश्कोपी
  • पेश्कोपी (peśkopī)town in northeastern Albania
Italian Peshkopi
  • Peshkopitown in northeastern Albania
Korean 페슈코피
  • 페슈코피 (pesyukopi)town in northeastern Albania
Russian Пешкопия
  • Пешкопия (Peškopija)town in northeastern Albania
Cite this entry
APA

Peshkopi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peshkopi

MLA

“Peshkopi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peshkopi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Peshkopi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peshkopi.

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