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Kosov@
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English
Etymology
en Kosova Albanian form Kosovo Slavic form, with the final a/o replaced with @, which resembles both letters. Compare similar usage of es @ in Spanish.
Proper noun
en uncommon Kosovo.
en 2001 Antonia Young Women Who Become Men: Albanian Sworn Virgins 62 near Prizren in Kosov@
en 2006 Altin Ilirjani; Arolda Elbasani; Ridvan Peshkopia Albanian Journal of Politics 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.
Anagrams
en koosv sovok vooks
en Kosovo