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

See Examples For:

Serbian Serbians

"I immediately reacted and grabbed his legs. I thought: 'If we die, we die together,'" Grković told Serbian outlet Nova.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Like Kusturica, Jovanovic is Serbian and has been head coach of the Serbian U20 national team and is on path to be assistant coach for Serbia’s Olympic team during the 2028 Games in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 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

Serbia's defence ministry identified him as Senior Sergeant Milovan Jovanovic, one of around 170 Serbian peacekeepers in the 7,500-strong force.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

The Serbian government was dedicated to the idea of a “Greater Serbia” and to the liberation of all Serbs living under foreign rule.

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

But the Serbians won the game with defense, holding the U.S. to just five goals in 14 extra-player opportunities and shutting the Americans out over the final 12:42.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024

The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, received a gift of fine cognac at the Élysée Palace in Paris and was cheered in Belgrade by Serbians waving Chinese flags, albeit most of them were bused-in government workers.

From New York Times ● May 10, 2024

And Serbians with family ties to Kosovo are particularly keen to ensure that Serbia's policy of non-recognition continues.

From BBC ● May 31, 2023

Tens of thousands of Serbians protested on Friday demanding better security, a ban on violent TV content and the resignation of key ministers following two mass shootings in which 17 people died.

From Reuters ● May 13, 2023

The Austrians could not drive the Serbians off the crests of the mountains, and the Serbians could not drive back the Austrians, who were advancing up the Drina to turn the Serbian left.

From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 by Parrott, James Edward