Kosovo
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Kosovo
- /ˈkɒsəvə/ UK
- /ˈkɒsəvəʊ/ UK
- /ˈkoʊsəˌvoʊ/ US
- /ˈkɔsəˌvoʊ/ US
Where it comes from
Shortened form of Serbo-Croatian Косово поље (“blackbirds’ field”), from косово (kosovo), possessive form of кос (kos, “blackbird”), and поље (polje, “field”).
proper noun Kosova · Kosov@ · Kossovo
- A partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Kosovo. Capital and largest city: Pristina. Considered by the Republic of Serbia to be one of its two autonomous provinces. Yugoslavia’s President, Slobodan Milosevic, has rejected all efforts at meaningful diplomacy and, in violation of his own previous commitments, has ratcheted up his military campaign against the innocent civilians of Kosovo.
- One of five administrative districts of the above region as viewed by the Serbian government.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: kosova, kosovar, kosovan, yugoslavia, province, unmik, pick-up, kosovans, kosovars, kossovo, dardania, metohija, pristina, newborn, republic, statelet
Translations
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name disputed region in the Balkans
| Español | Kosovo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 코소보 Kosobo |
| 中文 | 科索沃 Kēsuǒwò |
| हिन्दी | कोसोवो kosovo |
| Kiswahili | Kosovo |
| Português | Cosovo, Kosovo |
| Français | Kosovo, Cossovo |
| Deutsch | Kosovo |
| Italiano | Kosovo, Kossovo, Cossovo |
| Ελληνικά | Κόσοβο Kósovo |
| Română | Kosovo |
| Русский | Ко́сово Kósovo |
| Tiếng Việt | Cô-xô-vô |
| العربية | كُوسُوفُو kūsūfū, قَوْصَوَة f or قُوصُوَّة qawṣawa |
| עברית | קוֹסוֹבוֹ kosovo |
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title = {Kosovo},
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