Milosevic

American  

[muh-loh-suh-vich] / məˈloʊ sə vɪtʃ /

noun

1. Slobodan 1941–2006, Yugoslav and Serbian politician: president of Serbia 1989–97, president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1997–2000, accused of war crimes 2001.

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Milošević British  

/ miːlɒsɛˌvɪtʃ /

noun

1. Slobodan (ˈslɒbədæn). 1941–2006, Serbian politician, president of Serbia (1989–97) and of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1997–2000). He supported ethnic cleansing in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1992–95) and Kosovo (1998–99). He was ousted in 2000 and brought to trial (2001) for war crimes; died in prison before the trial was concluded

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Example Sentences

A North Atlantic Treaty Organization bombing campaign and subsequent protests ousted Milosevic in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Instead he gathered other like-minded ethnic Albanians into an underground guerrilla army, the KLA, to take on the forces of Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Recounting his own experiences with the student movement that, in the 1990s, resisted then-dictator Slobodan Milosevic, Popovic explains how jokes about ruling elites can make them look less invincible, while also puncturing widespread fear.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

The Western military alliance had launched the air war in March that year to force then Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic to end a brutal onslaught against ethnic Albanian rebels in Kosovo.

From Seattle Times • May 6, 2024

When the match’s venue was moved to Belgrade, Slobodan Milosevic, the president of Serbia, met Bobby and Spassky and asked to be photographed with the two.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady