Main Entry:

Yu·go·sla·via

Variant(s):

also Ju·go·sla·via \ˌyü-gō-ˈslä-vē-ə, ˌyü-gə-\

Function:

geographical name

1 former country S Europe on Balkan Peninsula consisting of Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, & Macedonia; established 1918 as a kingdom (Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes), became a federal republic 1945 ∗ Belgrade 2 — see serbia and montenegro

— Yu·go·slav \ˌyü-gō-ˈsläv, -ˈslav; ˈyü-gō-ˌ\ or Yu·go·sla·vi·an \ˌyü-gō-ˈslä-vē-ən, -gə-\ adjective or noun