Kosovar

See also: kosovar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Albanian kosovar. By surface analysis, Kosovo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɒsəvɑː(ɹ)/

Adjective

Kosovar (comparative more Kosovar, superlative most Kosovar)

1. Synonym of Kosovan.
   • 2018 January 16, Milena Veselinovic and Sheena McKenzie, “Leading Kosovo Serb politician Oliver Ivanovic shot dead outside office”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     A prominent Kosovo Serb politician, Oliver Ivanovic, was shot dead outside his party offices Tuesday morning, halting talks between Kosovar and Serb delegates that had been set to resume that day.

Translations

Kosovan — see Kosovan

Noun

Kosovar (plural Kosovars)

1. Synonym of Kosovan.
   • 1999 March 22, Johanna McGeary, “Milosevic chooses defiance over compromise, and the military situation in Kosovo deteriorates”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     While it doesn't give the Albanian Kosovars the independence they crave, it would afford them three years of breathing room under international protection to practice being a state.

Translations

Kosovan — see Kosovan

Albanian

Proper noun

Kosovar m

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Kosovar

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	Kosovar	Kosovari
accusative		Kosovarin
dative/ablative	Kosovari	Kosovarit

French

Noun

Kosovar m (plural Kosovars, feminine Kosovare)

1. Kosovar (man from Kosovo)