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Kosovar en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɒsəvɑː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian kosovar. By surface analysis, Kosovo + -ar.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of Kosovan.
    • A prominent Kosovo Serb politician, Oliver Ivanovic, was shot dead outside his party offices Tuesday morning, halting talks between Kosovar and Serb delegates that had been set to resume that day. 2018 January 16, Milena Veselinovic and Sheena McKenzie, “Leading Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic shot dead outside office”, in CNN:

Forms

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most Kosovar Degree=Sup lexicographic
more Kosovar Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Synonyms

Kosovan

Kosovar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɒsəvɑː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian kosovar. By surface analysis, Kosovo + -ar.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of Kosovan.
    • Many Kosovars are turning to Ibrahim Rugova, a 44-year-old Albanian professor, to lead them out of the pit. 1990 August, Kenneth C. Danforth, “Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 109:
    • While it doesn't give the Albanian Kosovars the independence they crave, it would afford them three years of breathing room under international protection to practice being a state. 1999 March 22, Johanna McGeary, “Milosevic chooses defiance over compromise, and the military situation in Kosovo deteriorates”, in CNN:

Forms

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Kosovars Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

Kosovan