Serb

¹

[ surb ]

noun

1. Serbian.
2. Serbo-Croatian.

Serb.

²

abbreviation for

1. Serbia.
2. Serbian.

Serb

/ sɜːb /

noun

1. See Serbian
   another word for Serbian

Usage

See See at Bosnian

Other Words From

• an·ti-Serb adjective noun
• pro-Serb adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Serb¹

C19: from Serbian Srb

Example Sentences

After Vukovar fell in the winter of 1991, Serb forces killed 260 prisoners and buried them in a mass grave.

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Some 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by the Bosnian Serb army.

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Indictments were issued against Bosnian Serb generals for genocide.

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What if a Serb mortar team carried a little ginger cat as their mascot?

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What if Serb snipers started tucking puppies under their arms?

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The Consul had a good rook-rifle with him; and the kavass, a Serb by nationality, was a very good shot with it.

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You dah,” he shouted excitedly; “you wait till Pomp get lil bit of rag round um hand, you see how I serb you.

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The Serb is light-hearted, inclined to be frivolous, and is much more adaptable.

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Give the Bulgar a patch of ground and he will immediately plant vegetables; the Serb will devote at least some of it to flowers.

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This Homeric feature of Serb customs is indeed now dying out with other national peculiarities.

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