Yugoslav
Americannoun
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a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
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a southern Slav; a member of the southern group of Slavic peoples.
adjective
noun
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(formerly) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Yugoslavia (sense 1 or 2)
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(not in technical use) another name for Serbo-Croat
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Yugoslav
1850–55; earlier Jugo-Slav < German Jugoslawe < Serbo-Croatian Jugoslòvēn, Jugoslàvēn, equivalent to jȕg south + -o- -o- + Slovēn, Slavēn Slav
Example Sentences
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At the time, the Tana family was vacationing on a remote Yugoslav island when a telegram arrived: “The restaurant burned down. Call me, Pearl,” recalls Katerina Tana, one of Dan Tana’s daughters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Yet even Honor is cowed by the household’s steely Yugoslav maid, Greta, who dismisses all heartbreaks and hysterics with the motto, “play stupid games, win stupid prizes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
In December, an investment firm linked to Kushner ditched plans to build a hotel on the site of Belgrade's bombed-out Yugoslav army headquarters.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
The design also echoes the contours of Sutjeska Gorge, the site of the Yugoslav Partisans' pivotal victory over Nazi forces in 1943.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
The Balkan war was then at its height, during what was called the Yugoslav Era of Disintegration.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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