Serbia

American  

[sur-bee-uh] / ˈsɜr bi ə /

noun

1. a republic in southern Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the northern part: a former kingdom in southern Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Belgrade.

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Serbia British  

/ ˈsɜːbɪə /

noun

1. Serbian name: Srbija.  Former name: Servia.  a republic in SE Europe: declared a kingdom in 1882; precipitated World War I by the conflict with Austria; became part of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later called Yugoslavia) in 1918; with Montenegro formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia when the other constituent republics became independent in 1991–92; a Union of Serbia and Montenegro formed in 2003 and dissolved in 2006. The autonomous region of Kosovo (administered by the U.N. following the conflict of 1999) unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. Mountainous in the S, with the Danube plains in the N. Religion: Serbian Orthodox majority, with Roman Catholic and Muslim minorities. Currencies: new dinar and euro (in Kosovo). Capital: Belgrade. Pop: 7 243 007 (2013). Area: 88 361 sq km (34 109 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

“I found a way to make it for less money in Serbia, but I don’t think they were into the idea of — I don’t know,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Five years on, the nation was gripped by post-match footage of the Scotland team bouncing to the beat of Baccara in Serbia after sealing qualification for Euro 2020.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

The imbroglio has numerous echoes of Kushner’s experience late last year in Serbia, where he had hoped to build a Trump-branded hotel on a Belgrade site once bombed by North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Greenhalgh and Farmakis sourced supplies from countries such as Ukraine, Belarus, Serbia and the Czech Republic.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

After I got over twenty I’d sometimes forget whether I’d already counted Serbia or India or some place and have to go back over the whole list again.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier