Serbia

[sur-bee-uh]

noun

1. a republic in southern Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the northern part: a former kingdom in southern Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Belgrade.

Serbia

/ ˈsɜːbɪə /

noun

1. Serbian name: Srbija. Former name: Servia. a republic in SE Europe: declared a kingdom in 1882; precipitated World War I by the conflict with Austria; became part of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later called Yugoslavia) in 1918; with Montenegro formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia when the other constituent republics became independent in 1991–92; a Union of Serbia and Montenegro formed in 2003 and dissolved in 2006. The autonomous region of Kosovo (administered by the U.N. following the conflict of 1999) unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. Mountainous in the S, with the Danube plains in the N. Religion: Serbian Orthodox majority, with Roman Catholic and Muslim minorities. Currencies: new dinar and euro (in Kosovo). Capital: Belgrade. Pop: 7 243 007 (2013). Area: 88 361 sq km (34 109 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Vucic warned that if sanctions remained, Serbia may face secondary measures, which could target the country's central bank if it continued to deal with NIS.

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The deal to purchase NIS, which is Serbia’s only oil importer and domestic refiner, could still fall apart.

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Bellingham was left out of England's October squad to face Wales and Latvia in October, before returning for this month's qualifiers against Serbia and Albania.

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In a bid to reach the World Cup in 2014, Scotland finished fourth behind Belgium, Croatia and Serbia.

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Bellingham played well against Albania and played a key role in the second goal against Serbia after coming off the bench in the previous fixture.

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