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Serbian

//ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their language.

    "Tuesday’s ICJ ruling relates specifically to what Serbian forces did in Croatia between 1991 and 1995."

  2. 2
    Of, from, or pertaining to Serbia and Serbians. not-comparable

    "In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic."

  3. 3
    Of or pertaining to Serbian language. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to the people or language or culture of the region of Serbia wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A native or inhabitant of Serbia. countable

    "The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there."

  2. 2
    a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries wordnet
  3. 3
    A Serb. countable
  4. 4
    The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs. uncountable
  5. 5
    Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Serbia. countable, historical, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Serb + -ian or Serbia + -an.

Etymology 2

From Serb + -ian or Serbia + -an.

Etymology 3

From Serb + -ian or Serbia + -an.

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