Kosovo

Definitions

1. A partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Kosovo. Capital and largest city: Pristina. Considered by the Republic of Serbia to be one of its two autonomous provinces.
2. One of five administrative districts of the above region as viewed by the Serbian government.

Equivalents

Examples

“Yugoslavia’s President, Slobodan Milosevic, has rejected all efforts at meaningful diplomacy and, in violation of his own⟳ previous commitments, has ratcheted up his military campaign against the innocent civilians of Kosovo.”

“After Milosevic’s overthrow⟳ in October 2000, international pressure on the new authorities in Belgrade to extradict Milosevic for alleged war crimes committed during the Kosovo conflict was intense.”

“A prominent Kosovo Serb politician, Oliver Ivanovic, was shot dead outside his party offices Tuesday morning, halting talks between Kosovar and Serb delegates that had been set⟳ to resume that day.”

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