Serb

¹ American

[surb] / sɜrb /

noun

Serbian.
Serbo-Croatian.

Serb. ² American

abbreviation

Serbia.
Serbian.

Serb British

/ sɜːb /

noun

another word for Serbian

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Usage

See See at Bosnian

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of Serb

C19: from Serbian Srb

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Serb

Playing in the tournament for the first time in 11 years, the Serb, a 24-time Grand Slam champion, is bidding to win the China Open for a record-extending seventh time.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The funeral of the convicted war criminal who oversaw the massacre, the Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic, takes place on Monday after his death in prison on August 27.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Some questioned if the Serb would challenge for the sport's top honours again after he dropped out of the world's top 20 amid a two-year major title drought in 2018.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The Serb great, a 24-time Grand Slam champion, insists he has not put an "expiry date" on his extraordinary career.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

The Austrian ultimatum was delivered to the Serb capital, Belgrade, on July 23, 1914.

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

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