Serbian

[ sur-bee-uhn ]

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

noun
  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.

Origin of Serbian

1
First recorded in 1860–65; Serb + -ian

Other words from Serbian

  • pseu·do-Ser·bi·an, adjective, noun

Words Nearby Serbian

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How to use Serbian in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for Serbian

Serbian

Serb

/ (ˈsɜːbɪən) /


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

noun
  1. the language spoken in Serbia

    • a native or inhabitant of Serbia

    • a speaker of the Serbian language

usage For Serbian

See at Bosnian

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