Kosovans
Balkan nation's citizens
Kosovans are people from Kosovo, the partially recognized state in the Balkans that declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
The term is interchangeable with Kosovars, though Kosovars appears more frequently in news coverage: Kosovans voted in record numbers.
The population is predominantly ethnic Albanian.
Kosovo's capital city
- BalkansSoutheastern European peninsula
- SerbiaBalkan country, capital Belgrade
- AlbaniaBalkan Peninsula country
- North MacedoniaSoutheastern European nation
Montenegro · mountains · villages · border · territory · landlocked
Balkan nation's people
- SerbsBalkan ethnic group
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- expatriatesPeople living outside homeland
immigrants · Romani · Bosniaks · Turks · citizenship · nationality · community · demographics
Supreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- declarationFormal public announcement
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- statehoodCondition of being sovereign
secession · unilateral · 2008 · constitution · flag · anthem · nationhood · diplomacy
Former South Slav federation
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- warArmed struggle between groups
- displacementRemoval from usual location
Islam's largest branch adherent
- CatholicPapal church adherent
- mosquesMuslim houses of worship
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
- baklavaLayered nut pastry in syrup
Pristina
Kosovo's capital city
- BalkansSoutheastern European peninsula
- SerbiaBalkan country, capital Belgrade
- AlbaniaBalkan Peninsula country
North Macedonia · Montenegro · mountains · villages · border · territory · landlocked
Albanians
Balkan nation's people
- SerbsBalkan ethnic group
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
expatriates · immigrants · Romani · Bosniaks · Turks · citizenship · nationality · community · demographics · population
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- declarationFormal public announcement
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
statehood · secession · unilateral · 2008 · constitution · flag · anthem · nationhood · diplomacy · international recognition
Yugoslavia
Former South Slav federation
Sunni
Islam's largest branch adherent
- CatholicPapal church adherent
- mosquesMuslim houses of worship
- monasteriesResidences for religious brothers
baklava · folk music · traditional dress · hospitality · weddings