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The 2011 Kosovo population census was largely boycotted by the Kosovo Serbs, especially in North Kosovo. That left the Serb population underrepresented. [ 47 ] The International Monitoring Operation said that questions complied with international standards: respondents can declare their ethnicity and religion but are not obliged to do so. [ 48 ]
Kosovo Albanians belong to the ethnic Albanian sub-group of Ghegs, [10] who inhabit the north of Albania, north of the Shkumbin river, Kosovo, southern Serbia, and western parts of North Macedonia. They speak Gheg Albanian , more specifically the Northwestern and Northeastern Gheg variants.
From 1961 to 1981, the ethnic Albanian population of Kosovo almost doubled as a result of high birth rates, illegal migration from communist Albania and rapid urbanisation. Throughout the same period, the population of ethnic Serbs of Kosovo reduced by half, stimulated by an exodus of ethnic Serbs from the region. [110] [111]
The Albanians [d] are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. [67] They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, and they also live in the neighboring countries of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Greece, and Serbia, as well as in Italy, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
A country adjective describes something as being from that country, for example, "Italian cuisine" is "cuisine of Italy". A country demonym denotes the people or the inhabitants of or from there; for example, "Germans" are people of or from Germany. Demonyms are given in plural forms.
Kosovar or Kosovan refers to the nationality of persons who hold citizenship in Kosovo, however, it is not tied to any particular ethnic group. While the majority of Kosovars are ethnic Albanians (92%), the country is home to other ethnic communities as well, including Serbs, Bosniaks, and others. Kosovar citizenship can be acquired through ...
The Albanians in Italy (Italian: Albanesi in Italia; Albanian: Shqiptarët në Itali) refers to the Albanian migrants in Italy and their descendants. They mostly trace their origins to Albania, Greece and since recently to a lesser extent to Kosovo, North Macedonia and other Albanian-speaking territories in the Balkan Peninsula.
This was when Kosovo was used as the name of the entire territory for the first time, [78] a derivation from the Serbian word "Kos" (which means black bird). [79] It is shortened from Kosovo Polje meaning "Field of the Blackbirds", [80] where the Battle of Kosovo of 1389 was fought.