kosovo
/ˈkoʊsəˌvoʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
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.
name
One of five administrative districts of the above region as viewed by the Serbian government.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Shortened form of Serbo-Croatian Косово поље (“blackbirds’ field”), from косово (kosovo), possessive form of кос (kos, “blackbird”), and поље (polje, “field”).
Word Breakdown
- Root: Косово поље
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkoʊsəˌvoʊ/
- British English: /ˈkɒsəvə/