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    Kosovo is a land in south-east Europe, between Serbia and . Most people there are Albanian; a smaller number are .

    Kosovo is a landKosovo是一塊土地 in south-east Europe位於歐洲東南部 between Serbia and Albania介於塞爾維亞和阿爾巴尼亞之間 Most people there are Albanian那裡大部分人是阿爾巴尼亞人 a smaller number are Serb少數是塞爾維亞人

    For years it was a part of Serbia that could partly rule itself. In 1989 Serbia’s president, Slobodan Milosevic, took that away.

    For years多年來 it was a part of Serbia它是塞爾維亞的一部分 that could partly rule itself但可以有部分自治權 In 1989在1989年 Serbia's president, Slobodan Milosevic塞爾維亞總統米洛塞維奇(Slobodan Milosevic) took that away把這個自治權拿走了

    In the 1990s some Albanians formed a fighting group, the KLA, to push for independence. In 1998–99 Serbian forces killed many Albanians, and NATO bombed Serbia.

    In the 1990s在1990年代 some Albanians formed a fighting group一些阿爾巴尼亞人組成了一個武裝團體 the KLA叫做KLA(科索沃解放軍) to push for independence為了爭取獨立 In 1998–99在1998到99年 Serbian forces killed many Albanians塞爾維亞軍隊殺害了很多阿爾巴尼亞人 and NATO bombed Serbia北約也轟炸了塞爾維亞

    After the war, the United Nations ran Kosovo for a time. In 2008 Kosovo said it was an independent country.

    After the war戰爭結束後 the United Nations ran Kosovo聯合國接管科索沃 for a time一段時間 In 2008在2008年 Kosovo said it was an independent country科索沃宣布自己是一個獨立國家

    Many countries agree; Serbia does not, and neither do some others. So you will hear both “country” and “territory,” depending on who is talking. That fight over the name is still live.

    Many countries agree許多國家承認這一點 Serbia does not但塞爾維亞不承認 and neither do some others其他一些國家也不承認 So you will hear both 'country' and 'territory,'所以你會聽到有人說「國家」,也有人說「地區」 depending on who is talking要看是誰在說話 That fight over the name is still live這個名分之爭到現在還沒結束

    In English we say Kosovo, not “the Kosovo.” About two million people live there.

    In English we say Kosovo英文說Kosovo not 'the Kosovo.'不會加the,不說「the Kosovo」 About two million people live there那裡大約住著兩百萬人

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組成Shortened from Serbo-Croatian Kosovo Polje, “blackbirds’ field”: kos is “blackbird,” polje is “field.”

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  • Kosovara person from Kosovo, or “of Kosovo”

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Kosovoname/ˈkɒsəvə/

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    A partly-recognized country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern 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.

    • 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.
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    One of five administrative districts of the above region as viewed by the Serbian government.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。