Yugoslav

or Ju·go·slav

[ yoo-goh-slahv, -slav ]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
2. a southern Slav; a member of the southern group of Slavic peoples. Compare Slav.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Yugoslavs.

Yugoslav

/ ˈjuːɡəʊˌslɑːv /

noun

1. (formerly) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Yugoslavia (sense 1 or 2)
2. See Serbo-Croat
   (not in technical use) another name for Serbo-Croat

adjective

1. (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

Origin of Yugoslav¹

1850–55; earlier Jugo-Slav < German Jugoslawe < Serbo-Croatian Jugoslòvēn, Jugoslàvēn, equivalent to jȕg south + -o- -o- + Slovēn, Slavēn Slav

Example Sentences

Twenty years on from the Yugoslav wars, the wounds and memories are still raw.

From The Daily Beast

Both countries accuse each other of genocide during the Yugoslav wars of the early 1990s.

From The Daily Beast

At the time, she was working on Yugoslav war crime trials at the International Criminal Tribunal.

From The Daily Beast

The Yugoslav crew was very nice and helpful, but you had to be careful.

From The Daily Beast

It is hardly worth while inquiring whether the Venetians or the Turks wrought more evil against their Yugoslav subjects.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

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Now Peter thought the moment had arrived for Jellačić to found at last an independent Yugoslav dominion.

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According to the general opinion, Peter was the greatest Yugoslav that ever lived; as a ruler he was neither good nor bad.

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These two brothers should set an example, renounce the name of Serb and Bulgar, and call themselves simply Yugoslav.

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