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

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

• pseudo-Serbian
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Serbian

First recorded in 1860–65; Serb + -ian

Example Sentences

Rounding off the night were leather-clad metal band Lavina, whose blood-curdling Serbian screams brought proceedings to a sinister climax.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

“Half the team is from the Balkans,” said Misko Raznatovic, a Serbian basketball agent who represents four-fifths of the quintet, along with NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

But I also value the chance to spend a morning chatting with neighbors over coffee, learning about local life and slowly improving my Serbian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The 20-year-old Serbian was the 12th selection in the 2024 NBA draft, missing all of the 2024-25 campaign because of a knee injury.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

In October, a combined Austrian-German-Bulgarian invasion finally succeeded in crushing Serbia, occupying the kingdom and driving the defeated remnants of the Serbian army out completely.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman