Meanings
proper noun
- The third largest city in Albania, located on the Bay of Vlorë and the foothills of the Ceraunian Mountains at the Strait of Otranto; it is the seat of its eponymous county, municipality and municipal unit.
- A municipality in the county of Vlorë, Albania.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΑυλών
- AlbanianVlorë
- EnglishVlorë
Borrowed from Albanian Vlorë, from Ancient Greek Αυλών (Aulṓn), the name given to the city by its settlers in the 6th century BC.
More words from Albanian, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Αὐλών
- Αὐλών (Aulṓn)third largest city in Albania
Bulgarian Вльора, Валона
- Вльора (Vljora)third largest city in Albania
- Валона (Valona)third largest city in Albania
Chinese Mandarin 發羅拉 /发罗拉
- 發羅拉 /发罗拉 (Fāluólā)third largest city in Albania
German Vlora
- Vlorathird largest city in Albania
Greek Αυλώνας
- Αυλώνας (Avlónas)third largest city in Albania
Hebrew ולורה
- ולורה (vlóra)third largest city in Albania
Hindi व्लोरा
- व्लोरा (vlorā)third largest city in Albania
Italian Valona
- Valonathird largest city in Albania
Korean 블로러, 블로러
- 블로러 (beulloreo)third largest city in Albania
- 블로러 (beulloreo)county of Albania
Latin Aulona
- Aulonathird largest city in Albania
Polish Wlora, Wlora
- Wlorathird largest city in Albania
- Wloracounty of Albania
Turkish Avlonya
- Avlonyathird largest city in Albania
Cite this entry
APA
Vlorë. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vlor%C3%AB
MLA
“Vlorë.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vlor%C3%AB. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vlorë,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vlor%C3%AB.
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