adjective
noun
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the language spoken in Serbia
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a native or inhabitant of Serbia
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a speaker of the Serbian language
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Jovic, who’s of Serbian and Croatian descent, also has been keeping tabs on the World Cup, though rooting for the U.S. during late starts has proved challenging in Europe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in protest and the Serbian government reacted with a gun amnesty and tougher laws.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Investigators later learned that the man was Serbian national Nikola Krndija.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Others carried Serbian flags or ones representing their university faculty.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
In October, a combined Austrian-German-Bulgarian invasion finally succeeded in crushing Serbia, occupying the kingdom and driving the defeated remnants of the Serbian army out completely.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
Last Friday, many Serbians stayed off work in response to a call for a general strike, while in December an estimated 100,000 people attended a demonstration in Belgrade.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2025
But the Serbians won the game with defense, holding the U.S. to just five goals in 14 extra-player opportunities and shutting the Americans out over the final 12:42.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2024
The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, received a gift of fine cognac at the Élysée Palace in Paris and was cheered in Belgrade by Serbians waving Chinese flags, albeit most of them were bused-in government workers.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2024
Tens of thousands of Serbians protested on Monday, demanding better security, a ban on violent TV content and the resignation of key ministers, days after two mass shootings killed 17 people.
From Reuters ● May 9, 2023
The Serbians that I knew, men of all classes, said that, if Lady Paget had been listened to, Serbia would have been saved to herself and the Allies.
From Ten Years Near the German Frontier A Retrospect and a Warning by Egan, Maurice Francis
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