bashkësisë
Bashkësisë is the Albanian term for a community or a sense of togetherness, referring to a social unit formed by people who share space, identity, or common interests. It can describe geographic communities such as villages or neighborhoods, as well as interest-based groups and networks across the Albanian-speaking world, including diaspora communities. In sociological usage, bashkësia emphasizes social bonds, mutual aid, and a shared sense of belonging.
The word derives from the root bashkë, meaning together, combined with a suffix that forms an abstract
In practice, bashkësia denotes various scales of social life, from local neighborhoods and families to cultural
Related Albanian terms include bashkëpunim (cooperation), bashkëjetesë (coexistence), and komunitet (community, a borrow from other languages).