Yugoslav

American  

[yoo-goh-slahv, -slav] / ˈju goʊˌslɑv, -ˌslæv /

Or Jugoslav

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.

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adjective

1. of or relating to the Yugoslavs.

Yugoslav British  

/ 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

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adjective

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

Other Word Forms

• pro-Yugoslav
  noun
• anti-Yugoslav
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of Yugoslav

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Yugoslav

The ICC, based in The Hague, is heir to the Nuremberg tribunals that prosecuted Nazi war criminals after World War II and special courts that held trials after the Yugoslav wars and the Rwandan genocide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

After the Yugoslav strongman was ousted amid widespread protests in 2000, Vucic became a senior figure of the far-right Serbian Radical Party.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

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

Pilic was suspended by the Yugoslav Tennis Association, which claimed he had refused to play in a Davis Cup tie.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

Next came a beautiful young Yugoslav who identified herself as an optimist, saying that she loved everything that life had to offer.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

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