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Meaning & History
Derived from the name of the Drin, a river in Southern and Southeastern Europe with two distributaries one discharging into the Adriatic Sea and the other one into the Buna River. The river and its tributaries form the Gulf of Drin, an ocean basin that encompasses the northern Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast. It is the longest river of Albania.
The name of the river is recorded in Ancient Greek as Drilon and is considered to be of Illyrian origin.
The name of the river is recorded in Ancient Greek as Drilon and is considered to be of Illyrian origin.