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Albanian vs Albino - What's the difference?

albanian | albino |

As nouns the difference between albanian and albino

is that albanian is while albino is .

albanian

English

Alternative forms

* (abbreviation)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) Albanien, from (etyl) . Compare Old Albanian arbër, arbën 'Albanian'.

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, from, or pertaining to Albania, the Albanian people or the Albanian language.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person from Albania or of Albanian descent.

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The languages spoken by the Albanian people, primarily spoken in Albania and Kosovo. (ISO language codes: alb/sqi/sq (Tosk), aln (Gheg), aat (Arvanitika), aae ())
    • Synonyms
    * Albanese

    Related terms

    * Albanology

    See also

    * (sq) * Language list *

    External links

    * (Albanian language) * Albanian–English Dictionary]: from [http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org Webster's Online Dictionary — the Rosetta Edition. * . It's a family or related languages. The individual ones are: * * * *

    Etymology 2

    From

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, from, or pertaining to Caucasian Albania, to its people or language.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An inhabitant of Caucasian Albania. Udi people are descended from them.

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • The extinct Northeast Caucasian language once spoken by these people. Udi language is descended from it.

    • Etymology 3

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (central New York) of or from the city of Albany, New York State

    • External links

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (central New York) Someone from the city of Albany, New York State.
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    albino

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism

    • Usage notes

    * The term is considered offensive by some (when used as a term for human beings); "albinistic" is a possible alternative. albinism.org * The term is not comparative: one either has albinism (a recessive genetic trait) or does not. While the effects'' of albinism may be more marked in some individuals, this does not make those individuals "more albino" than others. To the extent that it could be comparable, perhaps in metaphoric usage, the comparatives would be ''more/most/less/least albino'' (not *''albinoer'', *''albinest , etc).

    Synonyms

    * (lacking melanin) albinal, albinic, albinistic, albinoid, hypomelanistic, hypomelanoid, amelanistic, amelanoid

    Antonyms

    * (having an excess of melanin) hypermelanistic, hypermelanoid, melanistic, melanoid

    See also

    * (lacking pigment) hypopigmented * (having an excess of pigment) hyperpigmented

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.

    • Usage notes

    * The term is considered offensive by some when used to designate a human being; the phrase "person with albinism" is a neutral alternative.

    Synonyms

    * (one lacking melanin) albinoid, hypomelanoid, amelanoid

    Antonyms

    * (one having an excess of melanin) hypermelanoid, melano, melanoid

    Derived terms

    () * albinism * albinistic * albinoid * albinic * albinal

    External links

    * (wikipedia "albino")

    References

    Anagrams

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