Kosov@

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English

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Etymology

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Blend of Kosova (Albanian form) +‎ Kosovo (Slavic form), with the final a/o replaced with @, which resembles both letters. Compare similar usage of @ in Spanish.

Proper noun

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Kosov@

  1. (uncommon) Kosovo.
    • 2001, Antonia Young, Women Who Become Men: Albanian Sworn Virgins, page 62:
      near Prizren in Kosov@
    • 2006, Altin Ilirjani, Arolda Elbasani, Ridvan Peshkopia, Albanian Journal of Politics, page 63:
      At that time Shkoder was a centre of intellectual life whose writers interacted constantly with those of Prizren in Kosov@, than with the rest of Albania []

Usage notes

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  • Used to avoid favoring either the Slavic or the Albanian form of the name.

Anagrams

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