Main Entry:

Ser·bia

Pronunciation:

\ˈsər-bē-ə\

Variant(s):

or formerly Ser·via \-vē-ə\

Function:

geographical name

country S Europe; a constituent republic of Serbia and Montenegro 2003–06 and of Yugoslavia before that (1946–2003) including Kosovo & Vojvodina ∗ Belgrade area 34,115 square miles (88,358 square kilometers), population 9,823,000