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Pronunciation
Etymology
Shortened form of Serbo-Croatian Косово поље (“blackbirds’ field”), from косово (kosovo), possessive form of кос (kos, “blackbird”), and поље (polje, “field”).
Meanings
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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.
1999 March 25, “Air Campaign Against Yugoslavia”, in The New York Times, New York:After Milosevic’s overthrow in October 2000, international pressure on the new authorities in Belgrade to extradict Milosevic for alleged war crimes committed during the Kosovo conflict was intense.
2017, Freedom in the world, page 657: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:
- One of five administrative districts of the above region as viewed by the Serbian government.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosov@ | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Kosova | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Kossovo | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Kosovar · Kosovan · Kosovo and Metohija
Relateds
Translations (173)
ext Cosovu (disputed region in the Balkans) · pt Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · bo ཁོ་སོ་ཝོ (disputed region in the Balkans) · kk Косово (disputed region in the Balkans) · io Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · cy Cosofo (disputed region in the Balkans) · eo Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · vro Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · mt Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · qu Kusuwu (disputed region in the Balkans) · kw Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · mt Kosova (disputed region in the Balkans) · na Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · nn Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ba Косово (disputed region in the Balkans) · oc Kosova (disputed region in the Balkans) · bg Ко́сово (disputed region in the Balkans) · ast Kosovu (disputed region in the Balkans) · acw كوسوڤو (disputed region in the Balkans) · si කොසෝවො (disputed region in the Balkans) · ro Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · crh Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · lbe Косова (disputed region in the Balkans) · th โคโซโว (disputed region in the Balkans) · ta கொசோவோ (disputed region in the Balkans) · sl Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · kl Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · gur Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · jv Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · fo Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · it Cossovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ast Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ckb کۆسۆڤۆ (disputed region in the Balkans) · kmr Kosova (disputed region in the Balkans) · hu Koszovó (disputed region in the Balkans) · fr Cossovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · fa-ira کوزوو (disputed region in the Balkans) · war Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · wal Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · vec Kósovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · oc Kosovë (disputed region in the Balkans) · ceb Kosobo (disputed region in the Balkans) · qu Kosova (disputed region in the Balkans) · ur کوسووُ (disputed region in the Balkans) · oc Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · vi Cô-xô-vô (disputed region in the Balkans) · sm Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · mk Косово (disputed region in the Balkans) · sq Kosovë (disputed region in the Balkans) · ky Косово (disputed region in the Balkans) · bn কসোভো (disputed region in the Balkans) · ms Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · sn Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · hi कोसोवो (disputed region in the Balkans) · mi Kotopo (disputed region in the Balkans) · kab Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · th คอซอวอ (disputed region in the Balkans) · am ኮሶቮ (disputed region in the Balkans) · br Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · tk Kosowo (disputed region in the Balkans) · mn Косово (disputed region in the Balkans) · zea Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ceb Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ja コソボ コソヴォ (disputed region in the Balkans) · ce Косово (disputed region in the Balkans) · la Kosovia (disputed region in the Balkans) · af Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ia Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · fy Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · pms Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · tg Косово (disputed region in the Balkans) · az Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ga Cosaiv (disputed region in the Balkans) · mr कोसोव्हो (disputed region in the Balkans) · uz Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · os Косово (disputed region in the Balkans) · ace Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · sq Kosova (disputed region in the Balkans) · et Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · frr Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ko 꼬쏘보 (disputed region in the Balkans) · kn ಕೊಸೊವೊ (disputed region in the Balkans) · yo Kósófò (disputed region in the Balkans) · an Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ar قَوْصَوَة f or قُوصُوَّة (disputed region in the Balkans) · es Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · gv Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · rm Cosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · prs کوسُوَا (disputed region in the Balkans) · scn Kòssuvu (disputed region in the Balkans) · ca Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · sk Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ru Ко́сово (disputed region in the Balkans) · stq Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · qu Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · pnt Κόσοβο (disputed region in the Balkans) · is Kósovó (disputed region in the Balkans) · be Ко́сава (disputed region in the Balkans) · hsb Kosowo (disputed region in the Balkans) · da Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · tl Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · bcl Kosobo (disputed region in the Balkans) · yue 科索沃 (disputed region in the Balkans) · ko 코소보 (disputed region in the Balkans) · gd Cosobho (disputed region in the Balkans) · rup Cusovã (disputed region in the Balkans) · pt Cosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · he קוֹסוֹבוֹ (disputed region in the Balkans) · pcd Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · mzn کوزوو (disputed region in the Balkans) · ug كوسوۋو (disputed region in the Balkans) · tr Kosova (disputed region in the Balkans) · rup Cusova (disputed region in the Balkans) · pl Kosowo (disputed region in the Balkans) · chr ᎪᏗᏉ (disputed region in the Balkans) · yi קאָסאָוואָ (disputed region in the Balkans) · tt Косово (disputed region in the Balkans) · ml കൊസോവോ (disputed region in the Balkans) · dsb Kosowo (disputed region in the Balkans) · li Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · su Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · arz كوسوڤو (disputed region in the Balkans) · id Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · sh Kȍsovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ay Kusuwu (disputed region in the Balkans) · mzn کوسوو (disputed region in the Balkans) · cv Косово (disputed region in the Balkans) · sc Kòssovu (disputed region in the Balkans) · lt Kosovas (disputed region in the Balkans) · cmn 科索沃 (disputed region in the Balkans) · fa-ira کوسوو (disputed region in the Balkans) · szl Kosowo (disputed region in the Balkans) · rsk Косово (disputed region in the Balkans) · sv Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · bar Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ar كُوسُوفُو (disputed region in the Balkans) · lv Kosova (disputed region in the Balkans) · cs Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · so Kosofo (disputed region in the Balkans) · sw Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · sah Косова (disputed region in the Balkans) · gag Kosova (disputed region in the Balkans) · vec Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · it Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · pap Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ka კოსოვო (disputed region in the Balkans) · kbd Косово (disputed region in the Balkans) · lb Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · it Kossovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · de Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · my ကိုဆိုဗို (disputed region in the Balkans) · el Κόσοβο (disputed region in the Balkans) · acw كوسوفو (disputed region in the Balkans) · vec Cosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · fr Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · nb Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · km កូសូវ៉ូ (disputed region in the Balkans) · hy Կոսովո (disputed region in the Balkans) · nah Cosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · sh Ко̏сово (disputed region in the Balkans) · lo ໂກໂຊໂວ (disputed region in the Balkans) · vls Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · sco Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · uk Ко́сово (disputed region in the Balkans) · rw Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · pa ਕੋਸੋਵੋ (disputed region in the Balkans) · gl Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · nl Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ur کوسووَہ (disputed region in the Balkans) · fi Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans) · ga an Chosaiv (disputed region in the Balkans) · srn Kosovokondre (disputed region in the Balkans) · eu Kosovo (disputed region in the Balkans)