Kosa

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginPolish Kosa ← Slovak Kosa ← Ukrainian коса →
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Meanings

Kosa1

proper nounKosa (plural Kosas)

plural Kosas

  1. A surname.

KOSA2

proper noun
  1. USabbreviationacronymgovernmentAcronym of Kids Online Safety Act.
    1 more example

    Buried in the article – meant to demonstrate the urgent need of adopting KOSA by linking minors’ online presence with anything from anxiety and depression to cognitive decline, sex trafficking, and death by overdose – is the mention of one of the key criticisms of the bill, namely, that it will bring in even more censorship.

    2024 December 17, Didi Rankovic, “Senators Rush to Pass Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), Face Criticism Over Censorship and Age Verification Issues”, in Reclaim the Net

Origin

  1. HungarianKósa
  2. Proto-Slavic*kosa
  3. Ukrainianкоса
  4. SlovakKosa
  5. PolishKosa
  6. EnglishKosa

Various: # From a Slavic language, e.g. Polish Kosa, Slovak Kosa, Ukrainian коса (kosa); from Proto-Slavic *kosa. # From Hungarian Kósa.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

oakssoakSakoOska
Cite this entry
APA

Kosa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kosa

MLA

“Kosa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kosa. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kosa,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kosa.

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