Yugoslav

Or Ju·go·slav

[yoo-goh-slahv, -slav]

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.

2. a southern Slav; a member of the southern group of Slavic peoples.

adjective

1. of or relating to the Yugoslavs.

Yugoslav

/ ˈjuːɡəʊˌslɑːv /

noun

1. (formerly) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Yugoslavia (sense 1 or 2)

2. (not in technical use) another name for Serbo-Croat

adjective

1. (formerly) of, relating to, or characteristic of Yugoslavia (sense 1 or 2) or its people

Other Word Forms

• anti-Yugoslav adjective
• pro-Yugoslav noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yugoslav¹

1850–55; earlier Jugo-Slav < German Jugoslawe < Serbo-Croatian Jugoslòvēn, Jugoslàvēn, equivalent to jȕg south + -o- -o- + Slovēn, Slavēn Slav

Example Sentences

Former Yugoslav army chief Nebojsa Pavkovic, convicted of war crimes by a UN court, died on Monday less than a month after being granted an early release, the Serbian presidency said.

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Only three players have ever scored more for the former Yugoslav nation.

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As a student in Europe, I recall encountering Poles, Hungarians, Yugoslavs and other Eastern bloc nationals living in Western Europe — not as exiles, but as contract workers or students.

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The design also echoes the contours of Sutjeska Gorge, the site of the Yugoslav Partisans' pivotal victory over Nazi forces in 1943.

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Behind the scenes Eileen said getting around the Olympic site - in what is now the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina - was a "nightmare" and she still recalls the "aggressive security" in the former Yugoslav country.

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