Ratkovac, pronounced as [ratko'vats], from the Serbian name Ratko, is a small village in Kosovo[a]. The village is about 12 km (7 mi) from the city of Đakovica, in the Metohija region. The name Ratkovac means Place of a warrior in Serbian, derived from the Serbian word rat, which means war.
The Serbian village Ratkovac or Ratkoc is called Drinas in Albanian, derived from the name of the river Drin.
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| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 86 UN member states. |
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