Serbo-Croatian

American  

[sur-boh-kroh-ey-shuhn, -shee-uhn] / ˌsɜr boʊ kroʊˈeɪ ʃən, -ʃi ən /

noun

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

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adjective

1. of or relating to Serbo-Croatian.

Example Sentences

When the former Yugoslavia split apart, the language once known as Serbo-Croatian disappeared to be replaced by Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian and Macedonian.

From Los Angeles Times

Leonard Barden, a British chess journalist, claimed that Fischer was asked so often what his result would be that he learned the Serbo-Croatian word for “first”: prvi.

From Literature

It’s very common for Slovenes to speak several languages in addition to their native one, including Italian, English, German and Serbo-Croatian.

From Washington Post

Carrying a single suitcase and her harmoniku, she entertained fellow passengers by playing Serbo-Croatian melodies.

From Washington Post

Benayoum, who won Miss Provence before competing nationally, was born to a Serbo-Croatian mother and an Israeli father.

From Washington Times