Jugoslavia

American  

[yoo-goh-slah-vee-uh] / ˌyu goʊˈslɑ vi ə /

noun

1. Yugoslavia.

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Jugoslavia British  

/ ˌjuːɡəʊˈslɑːvɪə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Yugoslavia

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Other Word Forms

• Jugoslavian adjective

Example Sentences

Yugoslavia was a fascinating conglomerate of Southern Slavs — the literal meaning of “Jugoslavia” — and this museum takes visitors from the post-World War I Kingdom of Yugoslavia through the post-World War II Socialist Yugoslavia, led by the dictator Josip Broz Tito who kept the federation together and peaceful until his death on May 4, 1980.

From New York Times

Here one may find a truer and more intense musical feeling, a stronger love of the soil, and more sincere devotion to the beauty of nature, especially of spring and summer, than in any other part of Jugoslavia.

From Project Gutenberg

Rumania, Czechoslovakia, Jugoslavia�the Little Entente�had already approved the note to Britain, but Poland was wobbly.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wrote the Giornale d'Italia: "It is a case of recalling Jugoslavia to the respectful ranks of honest and responsible peoples who remember the benefits they have received."

From Time Magazine Archive

Italy had pretty definite knowledge that Jugoslavia was secretly backing Albania's stand, had offered to fight on her side if Italian troops landed in Albania.

From Time Magazine Archive