Albania and Greece

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• Albania — This article is about the country in southern Europe. For a topic outline on this subject, see List of basic Albania topics. For other uses, see Albania (disambiguation). Infobox Country native name = Republika e Shqipërisë conventional long name …   Wikipedia

• Greece national football team — Greece Nickname(s) Ethniki (National) Galanolefki (Blue white) Association Hellenic Football Federation Confederation …   Wikipedia

• Albania — • The ancient Epirus and Illyria, is the most western land occupied by the Turks in Europe Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Albania     Albania      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• ALBANIA — ALBANIA, Balkan state (bordering Serbia and Montenegro (formerly Republic of Yugoslavia), Macedonia, and Greece) on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea; from 1478 to 1913 under the sovereignty of Turkey. benjamin of Tudela heard of people… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Greece — • History of the country and church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Greece     Greece     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Albania — /al bay nee euh, bayn yeuh/, n. 1. a republic in S Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, W of Macedonia and NW of Greece. 3,293,252; 10,632 sq. mi. (27,535 sq. km). Cap.: Tirana. 2. Obs. Scotland. * * * Albania Introduction Albania Background: In 1990 …   Universalium

• Greece — /grees/, n. 1. Ancient Greek, Hellas. Modern Greek, Ellas. a republic in S Europe at the S end of the Balkan Peninsula. 10,583,126; 50,147 sq. mi. (129,880 sq. km). Cap.: Athens. 2. a city in W New York. 16,177. * * * Greece Introduction Greece… …   Universalium

• Albania–Greece relations — Albanian Greek relations are foreign relations between Greece and Albania. The two countries share a history of conflict that continues to the present day.Relations since 1992After the fall of communism in Albania in 1992, a large number of… …   Wikipedia

• Albania during the Balkan Wars — History of Albania Prehistory …   Wikipedia

• Albania — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Albania <p></p> Background: <p></p> Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939. Communist partisans took… …   The World Factbook