Kosovo

British  

/ ˈkɔsɔvɔ, kɔˈsɔva, ˈkɒsəvəʊ /

noun

1. Full Serbian name: Kosovo-Metohija.  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)

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Example Sentences

Ten years ago, Kosovo had never played a World Cup qualifier - now they are 90 minutes away from qualifying for this summer's finals.

From BBC

Kosovo have only been playing international football since 2014, external and never qualified for a major tournament.

From BBC

That notion runs counter to the lessons of wars—from the bombing of North Vietnam to NATO’s campaign in Kosovo—where political outcomes couldn’t be achieved solely from the skies.

From The Wall Street Journal

This fitted in with the era of liberal interventionism that the UK had backed from the 1990s under Tony Blair, intervening in the Balkans to prevent bloodshed in Kosovo.

From BBC

That is jangling nerves in Kosovo and Bosnia.

From BBC