Serb

[ surb ]

/ sɜrb /

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noun, adjective

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OTHER WORDS FROM Serb

anti-Serb, adjective, noun

Other definitions for Serb (2 of 2)

Serb.

abbreviation

Serbia.

Serbian.

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How to use Serb in a sentence

After Vukovar fell in the winter of 1991, Serb forces killed 260 prisoners and buried them in a mass grave.
Serbia and Croatia’s Competing Genocide Claims|Adam LeBor|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by the Bosnian Serb army.
Serbia and Croatia’s Competing Genocide Claims|Adam LeBor|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Indictments were issued against Bosnian Serb generals for genocide.
The Bosnia Atrocities, the World’s Greatest Forensic Puzzle|J.P. O’Malley|December 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What if a Serb mortar team carried a little ginger cat as their mascot?
5 War Books You May Not Have in Your Library|Jake Tapper|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

What if Serb snipers started tucking puppies under their arms?
5 War Books You May Not Have in Your Library|Jake Tapper|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Consul had a good rook-rifle with him; and the kavass, a Serb by nationality, was a very good shot with it.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
You dah,” he shouted excitedly; “you wait till Pomp get lil bit of rag round um hand, you see how I serb you.
Mass' George|George Manville Fenn
The Serb is light-hearted, inclined to be frivolous, and is much more adaptable.
The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8)|Various
Give the Bulgar a patch of ground and he will immediately plant vegetables; the Serb will devote at least some of it to flowers.
The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8)|Various
This Homeric feature of Serb customs is indeed now dying out with other national peculiarities.
Serbian Folk-lore|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for Serb

Serb

/ (sɜːb) /

noun, adjective

another word for Serbian

Word Origin for Serb

C19: from Serbian Srb

usage for Serb

See at Bosnian

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