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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Some 160 attacks have been recorded on media and journalists in Serbia this year, says the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Radic said he fled, fearing he would be jailed for his journalism and could return to Serbia safely only if "the government changes".

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Aleksandar Radic, a defence journalist, fled Serbia in June after reporting on the alleged use of a sonic weapon against protesters during a March 2025 rally in Belgrade.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

For more than 11 minutes of Saturday's pre-match news conference, Republic of Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson fielded questions centred on Sunday's Nations League Group B3 'home' game against Israel in Serbia.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 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

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