Kosova

From the Albanian definite form, Kosova.

Kosova

1. Alternative form of Kosovo: A partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe.

• IPA^(key): /koˈso.va/, [kɔˈsoː.va]
• Rhymes: -ova
• Hyphenation: Ko‧so‧va

Kosova

1. definite nominative singular of Kosovë

Borrowed from Albanian Kosovë.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.so.va/, /koˈsɔ.va/
• Rhymes: -ɔsova, -ɔva
• Hyphenation: Kò‧so‧va, Ko‧sò‧va

Kosova f

1. uncommon form of Kosovo: Kosovo (a partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)

Shortened form of Serbo-Croatian Косово поље (Kosovo polje, “blackbirds’ field”), from косова (kosova), possessive form of кос (kos, “blackbird”), and поље (polje, “field”), and made into a feminine 4th-declension noun in Latvian, probably following the Albanian form Kosovë.

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Kosova f (4th declension)

1. Kosovo (a partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)

   Kosovas karogs ― the flag of Kosovo

   Kosovas teritorija ― the territory of Kosovo

   šobrīd Kosovā ir 2,2 miljoni iedzīvotāju' ― currently there are 2.2 million inhabitants in Kosovo

• Kosovas Republika

• kosovietis m, kosoviete f
• kosovisks

former Yugoslav republics:

• (dated term) Dienvidslāvija:

• IPA^(key): /ko.soˈva/

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• Hyphenation: Ko‧so‧va

Kosova

1. Kosovo (a partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe)

   Synonym: Kosova Cumhuriyeti