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Yugoslav
[ yoo-goh-slahv, -slav ]
noun
- a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
- a southern Slav; a member of the southern group of Slavic peoples. Compare Slav.
adjective
- of or relating to the Yugoslavs.
Yugoslav
/ ˈjuːɡəʊˌslɑːv /
noun
- (formerly) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Yugoslavia (sense 1 or 2)
- (not in technical use) another name for Serbo-Croat
adjective
- (formerly) of, relating to, or characteristic of Yugoslavia (sense 1 or 2) or its people
Other Words From
- an·ti-Yu·go·slav adjective noun
- pro-Yu·go·slav noun adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Twenty years on from the Yugoslav wars, the wounds and memories are still raw.
Both countries accuse each other of genocide during the Yugoslav wars of the early 1990s.
At the time, she was working on Yugoslav war crime trials at the International Criminal Tribunal.
The Yugoslav crew was very nice and helpful, but you had to be careful.
It is hardly worth while inquiring whether the Venetians or the Turks wrought more evil against their Yugoslav subjects.
It was at this time that in the other Yugoslav lands, to the west and north, there came a breath of wind from the Reformation.
Now Peter thought the moment had arrived for Jellačić to found at last an independent Yugoslav dominion.
According to the general opinion, Peter was the greatest Yugoslav that ever lived; as a ruler he was neither good nor bad.
These two brothers should set an example, renounce the name of Serb and Bulgar, and call themselves simply Yugoslav.
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