Serbian

American  

[sur-bee-uhn] / ˈsɜr bi ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Serbia, its inhabitants, or their language.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.

2. Serbo-Croatian, especially as spoken and written in Serbia.

Serbian British  

/ ˈsɜːbɪən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Serbia, its people, or their language (formerly regarded as a dialect of Serbo-Croat)

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noun

1. the language spoken in Serbia

2. 1. a native or inhabitant of Serbia

   2. a speaker of the Serbian language

Usage

See See at Bosnian

Other Word Forms

• pseudo-Serbian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Serbian

First recorded in 1860–65; Serb + -ian

Example Sentences

Serbian President Alexander Vucic, a close ally of Orban, informed the Hungarian leader of the discovery on Sunday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“Half the team is from the Balkans,” said Misko Raznatovic, a Serbian basketball agent who represents four-fifths of the quintet, along with NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The Trump International Hotel proposed for the Serbian capital Belgrade was supposed to mark a new chapter in the country's modern history.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

The Spaniard beat Serbian great Novak Djokovic in four sets in Sunday's Australian Open final, adding his first Melbourne crown to his Wimbledon, US Open and French Open titles.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Five of them were teenagers, university students of Serbian descent who had been born and raised in Bosnia.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman