Kosov@
English
Etymology
A blend of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Albanian form Kosova and the Slavic form Kosovo, with the final a/o replaced with @, which resembles both letters.
Proper noun
Kosov@
- (uncommon) Kosovo.
- 2001, Antonia Young, Women Who Become Men: Albanian Sworn Virgins, page 62:
- near Prizren in Kosov@
- 2006, Altin Ilirjani, Arolda Elbasani, Ridvan Peshkopia, Albanian Journal of Politics, page 63:
- At that time Shkoder was a centre of intellectual life whose writers interacted constantly with those of Prizren in Kosov@, than with the rest of Albania [...]
Usage notes
- Used to avoid favoring either the Slavic or the Albanian form of the name.