Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The dialect of Albanian spoken in the southern half of Albania and by populations in Italy and Greece. The standardized form of Albanian used for official purposes is based on Tosk.
- noun An Albanian who speaks Tosk.
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- proper noun The variety of
Albanian upon which Standard Albanian is based.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And Rat Captain Tosk’s slave train arrives at the capital city of the mice at last, Dealrach Ard-Vale – the Shining City – where rats, mice & weasels live together in peace†¦ all under the cold and baleful gaze of King Icarus and his court.
Image Comics Solicitations for May 2008 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Another branch of the Indo-European language family is Albanian, with two main dialects: Gheg, spoken in and beyond the capital city, Tirana, in northern Albania; and Tosk, the dominant language south of the Shkumbin River, which divides the country pretty neatly in half.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Another branch of the Indo-European language family is Albanian, with two main dialects: Gheg, spoken in and beyond the capital city, Tirana, in northern Albania; and Tosk, the dominant language south of the Shkumbin River, which divides the country pretty neatly in half.
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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` ` I'm not going to hesitate to do that until we get Tosk a little more practice - a different way of thinking on stopping the other team in shootouts.
USATODAY.com 2008
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` ` Tosk was playing unbelievable, (but) going into the third period with a power play was huge for us as long as we got the job done, and we did, '' coach Ron Wilson said.
USATODAY.com 2007
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Languages: Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
Albania 2008
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AlbaniaAlbanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
Languages 2008
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Languages: Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Languages: Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek
The 1996 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Languages: Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek
The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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