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Kosovar

Kosovar

9 5.9
A person from Kosovo or with family roots there
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊsəvɑr/
: kosovar
  • He recruited soldiers in the Balkans, Kosovars, which was disgusting, I have no doubt about that.

We basically brought Serbia to its knees in order to, you know, fulfill UN mandate that they stopped, you know, you know, murdering the Kosovars.

Examples

  • You loudly upbraid the Kosovar in accentless, musical English, a strange dialect you developed years ago solely to communicate poetically with non-native speakers.

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  • The Kosovar community celebrated their cultural heritage at the festival last weekend.

  • Many Kosovars have worked hard to rebuild their lives after the war.

  • As a Kosovar, she shared her unique perspective on the challenges facing her homeland.

Synonyms

Balkan
vsKosovar
1 4.4

A person from southeastern Europe

is narrower, meaning a person from a specific country within that region

Surface Forms

Kosovar singular
Kosovars plural

Morphology

Kosovar = Kosovo (transparent) = Kosovo + ar

The noun is formed from the place name 'Kosovo' with the demonymic suffix '-ar', making the relation to Kosovo clear.

Etymology

Kosovar comes from the country name Kosovo, which means 'field of the blackbird' and has the root kos meaning 'blackbird', so a Kosovar is simply a person 'from Kosovo'.