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Republic of Kosovo

Republic of Kosovo

1 5.1
A partly recognized country in southeast Europe that declared independence from Serbia in 2008, with capital Pristina
  • proper noun
: República de Kosovo
  • The Republic of Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008.

Examples

  • The capital city of the Republic of Kosovo is Pristina.

  • Many countries have recognized the Republic of Kosovo as a sovereign state.

  • The Republic of Kosovo declared its independence in 2008.

  • Did you know that the Republic of Kosovo is recognized by over 100 countries?

  • The Republic of Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in 2008.

  • Many countries have recognized the Republic of Kosovo as a sovereign state.

  • The capital city of the Republic of Kosovo is Pristina.

Synonyms

Kosovo
vsRepublic of Kosovo
151 3.7

A partly recognized country in southeastern Europe that declared independence from Serbia in 2008

includes the capital city name as extra identifying detail

Surface Forms

Republic of Kosovo main

Morphology

republic + of + Kosovo

The phrase is compositionally built from 'republic' + 'of' + the place name 'Kosovo', so a learner who knows 'republic' and 'Kosovo' will readily infer it refers to the state/governmental entity called Kosovo. This country-name construction is cross-linguistically common, making the core referential meaning transparent to a B1 learner (the note about partial recognition is a geopolitical detail beyond basic compositional understanding).

Etymology

The name Republic of Kosovo puts together republic, a country with elected leaders, and Kosovo, a place name that may come from a local word for 'blackbird'. So the name simply means the 'country' of that region, the state people declared independent in 2008.