Kosovo (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

Kosovo or Kosova is a widely used place name in Slavic countries, stemming from the word kos, which means blackbird.

Kosovo

• Kosovo is casual name for Kosovo and Metohija, an autonomous province of Serbia.
• Kosovo is a region in aforementioned province, after which it is partly named.
• Kosovo Field (Serbian: Kosovo Polje) is a battlefield in the aforementioned region, site of the Battle of Kosovo.
• Kosovo District, a district of Serbia
• Kosovo-Pomoravlje District, a district of Serbia
• Kosovo Polje, a city in the province, built near aforementioned battlefield.
• Kosovo, a place in Rivne region, Ukraine.
• Kosovo, a place in Vologda Oblast, Russia.
• Kosovo, a place in Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
• Kosovo, a place in Tver Oblast, Russia.
• Kosovo, a place in Kaluga Oblast, Russia.

Kosova

• Kosova (or Kosovë) is the Albanian spelling of Kosovo which Albanians use to refer to entire province (as Republic of Kosova).
• Kosova is a place in Estonia.
• Kosova is also a place in Slovakia.
• Kosova is also a place in Turkey.
• Kosova is also a place in Belarus.

Unrelated to root kos there are also

• Kosova, people in Kenya who are also known as the Gusii.

Kos-

The root kos also appears in many other geonyms and names, including:

• Kosiv
• Kosov
  • Kosov, a place in Ternopil' region, Ukraine
  • Kosov, a place in Slovakia
• Kosovets
• Kosovka
  • Kosovka, a place in Zhytomyr region, Ukraine.
  • Kosovka, a place in Kirovohrad region, Ukraine.
  • Kosovka, a place in Vinnytsya region, Ukraine.
  • Kosovka, a place in Odessa region, Ukraine.
  • Kosovka, a river in Russia.
  • Kosovka Devojka
• Kosovoy
• Kosovska Mitrovica
• Kosovska Mitrovica District, a district of Serbia
• Kosovska River
• Kosovskaya Field
• Kosovskiy Rayon
• Kosovskoye Lake