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Definition: Kosovo or Kosova from Collins English Dictionary

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1 an autonomous province of Serbia, in the SW: chiefly Albanian in population since the 13th century; Serb suppression of separatists escalated to a policy of ethnic cleansing in 1998, provoking NATO airstrikes against Serbia in 1999 and takeover by UN administration; unilaterally declared independence in 2008. Mainly a plateau. Capital: Priština. Pop: 1 847 708 (2013 est). Area: 10 887 sq km (4203 sq miles) Full Serbian name: Kosovo-Metohija (Serbian ˈkɔsɔvɔmɛˌtɔhija)

Kosovo

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Majority recognized state in southeastern Europe; capital Priština ; area 10,900 sq km/4,207 sq mi; population (2003 est) 2,088,700, of which about 80% are Albanians; Serbs and Muslims are the dominant minorities. A largely mountainous region, it includes the fertile valleys of Kosovo and Metohija and is drained by the Southern Morava River. Products include wine, nickel, lead, and zinc; the chief occupations are farming, livestock-raising, and mining. In 1990 fighting broke out between ethnic Albanians, who were agitating for unification of Kosovo with Albania, and Kosovo Serbs, who wanted Kosovo to be merged with the rest of Serbia. The Serbian parliament formally annexed Kosovo in July 1990, and Serbian troops were sent to the region in 1998. In 1999, after a three-month bombing campaign against Serbia, NATO forces moved in to Kosovo to keep the peace, and the United Nations (UN) took over the civil administration of the province. Kosovo declared independence in 2008. Government…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Autonomous province in S Serbia ; the capital is Pristina. Ottoman victory in the Battle of Kosovo Field (1389) broke the power of Serbia. In 1913, it was reclaimed by Serbia and was incorporated into Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War 2, it became an autonomous province of Serbia. In 1974, it was…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(kô'sôvô), Albanian Kosova , Serbian Kosovo i Metohija and Kosmet , officially Republic of Kosovo, republic (2015 est. pop. 1,871,000), 4,126 sq mi (10,686 sq km), SE Europe, a former province of Serbia that unilaterally declared its independence in 2008. Located on the Balkan Peninsula, it is…
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Full text Article KOSOVO

From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
KOSOVO
Republic Of Kosovo Republika e Kosovës (Albanian) Republika Kosovo (Serbian) Note: The decision of the Handbook editors to devote a separate entry to the Republic of Kosovo, despite its ambiguous international status, acknowledges its recognition by 114 countries but does so without prejudice…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
Kosovo
Republic of Kosovo Republika Kosovo (Serbian) Note: The decision of the Handbook editors to devote a separate entry to the Republic of Kosovo, despite its ambiguous international status, acknowledges its recognition by 111 countries (see Foreign relations, below) but does so without prejudice…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Kosovo
Self-declared independent country in the central Balkans, formerly a province of Serbia . Area: 4,212 sq mi (10,908 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 1,782,000. Capital: Pristina . Ethnic Albanians make up about nine-tenths of the population, and Serbs account for the bulk of the remainder. Languages: …
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Majority recognized state in southeastern Europe; capital Priština ; area 10,900 sq km/4,207 sq mi; population (2003 est) 2,088,700, of which about 80% are Albanians; Serbs and Muslims are the dominant minorities. A largely mountainous region, it includes the fertile valleys of Kosovo and Metohija…
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From Financial Times World Desk Reference
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Introduction Official name: Republic of Kosovo Capital: Priština Population: 2.1 million Currency: Euro Official language: Albanian and Serbian Date of independence, or formation date: 2008 Date when current borders were established: 2008 National day: Feb 17 Vehicle country identifying code: YU…
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
Kosovo
A region of the Republic of Serbia, bounded to the west and south by Montenegro, Albania and Macedonia. The heart of medieval Serbia, it encompasses many sites of religious significance for the Serbs as well as the scene of their defeat by the Ottoman Turks (1389). Settled by Albanians as well as…
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From The Oxford Companion to International Relations
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's 1999 conflict with Yugoslavia has been called a “virtual war” for its reliance on remote, high-tech weaponry, particularly air strikes against Serb targets in support of the Kosovo Albanians whose lightly armed fighters served as a surrogate for NATO ground…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(1998–99) Ethnic war in Kosovo , Yugoslavia. In 1989 the Serbian president, Slobodan Milošević , abrogated the constitutional autonomy of Kosovo. He and the minority of Serbs in Kosovo had long bristled at the fact that Muslim Albanians were in demographic control of an area considered sacred to…
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