Serbia

/ˈsɝ.bi.ə/ name

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  1. 1
    A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

    "The 153-page ruling from the International Court of Justice means that modern-day Serbia will not have to pay restitution to Croatia, which in 1991 split from what was then Yugoslavia."

  2. 2
    A geographic region of Southeast Europe.

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"It's the third biggest city in Serbia."

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Serbia, equivalent to modern Serb + -ia.

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