Serbia

American  

[sur-bee-uh] / ˈsɜr bi ə /

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.

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Serbia British  

/ 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)

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His wife Svetlana Grković Maksimović told BBC Serbia that she and two other passengers held on to his legs for several minutes.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Now, the 24-year-old crypto trader from Serbia is one of a growing number of ADI Predictstreet users angered by the fledgling platform’s shaky start.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

The Bruins have signed incoming freshmen Gunārs Grīnvalds and Nikola Kusturica – from Latvia and Serbia, respectively.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Temperatures of up to 39 degrees were forecast in parts of Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro.

From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026

After I got over twenty I’d sometimes forget whether I’d already counted Serbia or India or some place and have to go back over the whole list again.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier