Kosovar
Former Serbian province native
A Kosovar is a person from Kosovo, the small Balkan nation that declared independence from Serbia in 2008.
The word works as both noun and adjective: Kosovar Albanians make up the majority of the population.
The spelling Kosovan is also used, particularly in British English.
Balkan nationality or language
- PristinaKosovo's capital city
- BalkanSoutheastern European peninsula region
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
passport · identity · emigrant · refugee · immigrant · European · stateless · recognition
Kosovo's capital city
- BalkanSoutheastern European peninsula region
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
- AdriaticSea east of Italy
Serbia · Albania · Montenegro · Macedonia · border · region · enclave
Freedom from external control
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- SerbiaBalkan country, capital Belgrade
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
statehood · UN · EU · dialogue · negotiation · parliament · election · self-determination
Armed struggle between groups
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- NATOWestern defense organization
- SerbiaBalkan country, capital Belgrade
1999 · intervention · genocide · humanitarian · crisis · liberation · peacekeeping · trauma
Albanian
Balkan nationality or language
- PristinaKosovo's capital city
- BalkanSoutheastern European peninsula region
- citizenshipStatus as state member
diaspora · passport · identity · emigrant · refugee · immigrant · European · stateless · recognition · independence
Pristina
Kosovo's capital city
- BalkanSoutheastern European peninsula region
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
Adriatic · Serbia · Albania · Montenegro · Macedonia · border · region · enclave
independence
Freedom from external control
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- SerbiaBalkan country, capital Belgrade
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
sovereignty · statehood · UN · EU · dialogue · negotiation · parliament · election · self-determination · partition
war
Armed struggle between groups
- refugeePerson fleeing danger abroad
- displacementRemoval from usual location
- NATOWestern defense organization
Serbia · 1999 · intervention · genocide · humanitarian · crisis · liberation · peacekeeping · trauma · survivor
Albanian
Balkan nationality or language
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
wedding · hospitality · cuisine · raki · family · clan · honor · embroidery · diaspora · Muslim
- Kosovo War1990s Balkan ethnic conflict