Kosovanadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkɒsəv(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈkɑsəvən/,

/ˈkoʊsəvən/

Forms: 1900s– Kosovan, 1900s– Kossovan.

Origin: From a proper name, combined within an English element. Etymons: proper name Kosovo , Kosova , -an suffix.

Etymology: < Kosovo or Kosova, respectively the Serbian and Albanian forms of the name of the country (see Kosovar n. and adj.) + -an suffix.

A. adj.

Of or relating to Kosovo or Kosovans.For information on the history of Kosovo, see the note at Kosovar n.

ΚΠ

1912 Nation 19 Oct. 136/1 Many hundreds of Montenegrins, Servians, Albanians, Turks, and Kossovan peoples generally were assembled on the flat and treeless plain which lies outside Podgoritza to the west.

a1969 D. Heaton-Armstrong Six Month Kingdom (2005) xxiv. 135 During that evening a Kosovan man went off his head, barricaded himself into a house behind the palace and threatened all passers-by with his rifle.

1981 Orbis 25 369 A high-ranking Kosovan Serb went so far as to claim in 1978 that ‘interethnic relations..are stable as never before’.

1998 Guardian 21 July 12/6 Serb security forces said they were in full control of the Kosovan town of Orahovac last night.

2001 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 14 Jan. 25 Kosovan Albanians, who have had to live with the debris of some of the 31,000 rounds of DU ammunition fired by US warplanes during the conflict.

B. n.

A native or inhabitant of Kosovo; a person of Kosovan descent.

ΚΠ

a1969 D. Heaton-Armstrong Six Month Kingdom (2005) xix. 108 From my window I could see the Kosovans advancing along the seashore with a huge Albanian flag.

1982 Financial Times 1 June 27/2 For cultural reasons relatively fewer Albanian Kosovans have felt inclined to up sticks and move to richer pastures.

1994 Newsday (Electronic ed.) 12 Dec. 90 percent of Kosovans are ethnic Albanians or non-practicing Muslims.

2010 T. Blair Journey viii. 236 Suddenly in late March, the eviction, cleansing and killing of Muslim Kosovans quickened.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	kosovan
释义	Kosovanadj.n. Brit. /ˈkɒsəv(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈkɑsəvən/, /ˈkoʊsəvən/ Forms: 1900s– Kosovan, 1900s– Kossovan. Origin: From a proper name, combined within an English element. Etymons: proper name Kosovo , Kosova , -an suffix. Etymology: < Kosovo or Kosova, respectively the Serbian and Albanian forms of the name of the country (see Kosovar n. and adj.) + -an suffix. A. adj. Of or relating to Kosovo or Kosovans.For information on the history of Kosovo, see the note at Kosovar n. ΚΠ 1912 Nation 19 Oct. 136/1 Many hundreds of Montenegrins, Servians, Albanians, Turks, and Kossovan peoples generally were assembled on the flat and treeless plain which lies outside Podgoritza to the west. a1969 D. Heaton-Armstrong Six Month Kingdom (2005) xxiv. 135 During that evening a Kosovan man went off his head, barricaded himself into a house behind the palace and threatened all passers-by with his rifle. 1981 Orbis 25 369 A high-ranking Kosovan Serb went so far as to claim in 1978 that ‘interethnic relations..are stable as never before’. 1998 Guardian 21 July 12/6 Serb security forces said they were in full control of the Kosovan town of Orahovac last night. 2001 Independent on Sunday (Nexis) 14 Jan. 25 Kosovan Albanians, who have had to live with the debris of some of the 31,000 rounds of DU ammunition fired by US warplanes during the conflict. B. n. A native or inhabitant of Kosovo; a person of Kosovan descent. ΚΠ a1969 D. Heaton-Armstrong Six Month Kingdom (2005) xix. 108 From my window I could see the Kosovans advancing along the seashore with a huge Albanian flag. 1982 Financial Times 1 June 27/2 For cultural reasons relatively fewer Albanian Kosovans have felt inclined to up sticks and move to richer pastures. 1994 Newsday (Electronic ed.) 12 Dec. 90 percent of Kosovans are ethnic Albanians or non-practicing Muslims. 2010 T. Blair Journey viii. 236 Suddenly in late March, the eviction, cleansing and killing of Muslim Kosovans quickened. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1912
随便看	doubled haploid doubled up doubledamn doubledark doubledarken doubledate doubledealer doubledealing doubledeck doubledecked doubledecker doubledecker bus doubledecker sandwich doubledecking doubledeclutch doubledensity doubledig doubledigging doubledigit doubledigit inflation doubledike doubledink doubledip recession doubledipper doubledipping