Pogradec

P3O1G2R1A1D2E1C3

proper noun

A city in southeastern Albania, located on a narrow plain along the southwestern shore of Lake Ohrid; it is the seat of its eponymous municipality and municipal unit.

OriginAlbanian Pogradec →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in southeastern Albania, located on a narrow plain along the southwestern shore of Lake Ohrid; it is the seat of its eponymous municipality and municipal unit.
  2. A municipality in the county of Korçë, Albania.
  3. A municipal unit of the municipality of Pogradec in the county of Korçë, Albania.

Origin

  1. AlbanianPogradec
  2. EnglishPogradec

Borrowed from Albanian Pogradec, probably from an Eastern South Slavic language. See Macedonian Подградец (Podgradec), an old name of the city, from под (pod, “under, below”) + град (grad, “city, town”) + -ец (-ec), which refers to the ancient Illyrian settlement located on a hill northwest of the city.

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Translations

Bulgarian Поградец, Подградец
  • Поградец (Pogradec)city in southeastern Albania
  • Подградец (Podgradec)city in southeastern Albania
Greek Πόγραδετς
  • Πόγραδετς (Pógradets)city in southeastern Albania
Hindi पोग्रादेत्स
  • पोग्रादेत्स (pogrādets)city in southeastern Albania
Korean 포그라데츠
  • 포그라데츠 (pogeuradecheu)city in southeastern Albania
Romanian Pogradeț
  • Pogradețcity in southeastern Albania
Russian Поградец
  • Поградец (Pogradec)city in southeastern Albania
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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