Etymology

Kosovo

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Serbo-Croatian Косово поље
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  1. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromКосово поље“blackbirds’ field”
  2. English todayKosovo

Shortened form of Serbo-Croatian Косово поље (“blackbirds’ field”), from косово (kosovo), possessive form of кос (kos, “blackbird”), and поље (polje, “field”).

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