Tepelenë

proper noun

A city in southern Albania, located on a plateau on the left bank of the river Vjosa about three kilometres downstream from its confluence with the river Drino; it is the seat of its eponymous municipality and the former seat of its now defunct eponymous district.

OriginAlbanian Tepelenë ← Ottoman Turkish تپه دلن ← Illyrian *Antibylyne →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in southern Albania, located on a plateau on the left bank of the river Vjosa about three kilometres downstream from its confluence with the river Drino; it is the seat of its eponymous municipality and the former seat of its now defunct eponymous district.
  2. A municipality of the county of Gjirokastër, Albania.
  3. An administrative unit of the municipality of Tepelenë in the county of Gjirokastër, Albania.
  4. A now defunct district of Albania.

Origin

  1. Illyrian*Antibylyne
  2. AlbanianTepe e Lenës
  3. Ottoman Turkishتپه دلن
  4. AlbanianTepelenë
  5. EnglishTepelenë

Borrowed from Albanian Tepelenë, which is probably ultimately from Ottoman Turkish تپه دلن (Tepedelen), the name of the city during Ottoman era. Alternatively from Albanian Tepe e Lenës or Illyrian *Antibylyne.

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Translations

Bulgarian Тепелена
  • Тепелена (Tepelena)city in southern Albania
Chinese Mandarin 台佩莱纳
  • 台佩莱纳city in southern Albania
Czech Tepelenë
  • Tepelenëcity in southern Albania
Finnish Tepelenë
  • Tepelenëcity in southern Albania
French Tepelen
  • Tepelencity in southern Albania
German Tepelena
  • Tepelenacity in southern Albania
Greek Τεπελένι, Τεπελένιον
  • Τεπελένι (Tepeléni)city in southern Albania
  • Τεπελένιον (Tepelénion)city in southern Albania
Hindi तेपेलेना
  • तेपेलेना (tepelenā)city in southern Albania
Hungarian Tepelena
  • Tepelenacity in southern Albania
Italian Tepelenë
  • Tepelenëcity in southern Albania
Korean 테펠레너, 테펠레나
  • 테펠레너 (tepelleneo)city in southern Albania
  • 테펠레나 (tepellena)city in southern Albania
Portuguese Tepelene
  • Tepelenecity in southern Albania
Romanian Tepelena
  • Tepelenacity in southern Albania
Russian Тепелена
  • Тепелена (Tepelena)city in southern Albania
Slovak Tepelenë
  • Tepelenëcity in southern Albania
Spanish Tepelenë
  • Tepelenëcity in southern Albania
Swedish Tepelena, Tepelenë
  • Tepelenacity in southern Albania
  • Tepelenëcity in southern Albania
Turkish Tepedelen
  • Tepedelencity in southern Albania
Vietnamese Tepelenë
  • Tepelenëcity in southern Albania
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Tepelenë on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.