Serbian

American  

[sur-bee-uhn] / ˈsɜr bi ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Serbia, its inhabitants, or their language.

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noun

Serbians plural

1. a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.

2. Serbo-Croatian, especially as spoken and written in Serbia.

Serbian British  

/ ˈsɜːbɪən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Serbia, its people, or their language (formerly regarded as a dialect of Serbo-Croat)

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noun

1. the language spoken in Serbia

2. 1. a native or inhabitant of Serbia

   2. a speaker of the Serbian language

Usage

See See at Bosnian

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• pseudo-Serbian
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• Serbians
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Serbian

First recorded in 1860–65; Serb + -ian

Example Sentences

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in protest and the Serbian government reacted with a gun amnesty and tougher laws.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

"This is our strategic objective," said Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who conceded that many reforms were still needed.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama recently argued in a joint op-ed for faster integration in exchange for new members having no veto rights.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Ukraine's delicate ballad Ridnym includes a breathtaking 30-second-long high note; while Serbian band Lavina unleash a blood-curdling scream at the end of their metalcore ballad, Kraj Mene.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Two Serbs who have never met might risk their lives to save one another because both believe in the existence of the Serbian nation, the Serbian homeland and the Serbian flag.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari