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Shqipetar|ʃˈkjɪpətɑː(r)|
Also Shkyipetar, Skipitar, etc.
[Alb.]
= Albanian n.2 1. Cf. prec.
1833Penny Cycl. I. 256/2 The Albanian..calls himself Skipitar, and his native land Skiperi. 1860Chambers's Encycl. I. 104/2 The inhabitants, estimated at 1,900,000, form a peculiar people, the Albanians or Arnauts; they call themselves Skypetars. 1876[see Latin n. 3 c]. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 246/2 The Albanians, both Ghegs and Tosks, call themselves Shkyipetar, and their land Shkyipenia or Shkyiperia, the former being the Gheg, the latter the Tosk form of the word. 1935Chambers's Encycl. I. 122/2 The name Shkypetar is derived by some from shkip, a rock, and thus signifies Hillmen; while others derive it from shkyup, an eagle, signifying Sons of the Eagle. 1971Guardian 10 Aug. 4/5 Shquiptars prefer folk songs..rather than the Internationale. |