Serbo-Croatian

[ sur-boh-kroh-ey-shuhn, -shee-uhn ]

/ ˌsɜr boʊ kroʊˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi ən /

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noun

a Slavic language spoken in Serbia and Croatia, usually written with Cyrillic letters in Serbia but with Roman letters in Croatia.

adjective

of or relating to Serbo-Croatian.

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Also Serb.

Words nearby Serbo-Croatian

Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Union of, Serbian, Serbo-, Serbo-Croat, Serbo-Croatian, Serbonian, Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, Kingdom of the, Sercq, serdab, sere

How to use Serbo-Croatian in a sentence

Neymar restored order in the 28th minute with a goal of geometrical precision, hit low into the right corner of the Croatian goal.
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Down Fred went and the ref blew his whistle, piercing Croatian hearts as he pointed to the penalty spot.
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Never mind that Sokolich is actually of Croatian extraction.
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After the tour, Saša and I head back to the main bar area and sit in a booth on the Croatian side where I ask him a few questions.
Half of This Bar Is in Slovenia, the Other Half Is in Croatia|Jeff Campagna|January 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I wonder if this has anything to do with the long-standing Slovenian-Croatian rivalry.
Half of This Bar Is in Slovenia, the Other Half Is in Croatia|Jeff Campagna|January 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For above was Crestline—even as the little Croatian settlement had been—smokeless, lifeless.
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Five months later negotiations were also commenced with Serbia, where a Serbo-Bulgarian alliance was suggested.
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It was Gaj who reformed Croatian orthography on the basis of the Serbian.
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It is remarked, that the Hungarian, Croatian, and Polish horses have the mark in their mouths during life.
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So they asked that the Croatian language should be taught, as well as the Italian, in the local schools.
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