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Yugoslavia


Yu·go·sla·via

geographical name \ˌyü-gō-ˈslä-vē-ə, ˌyü-gə-\

Definition of YUGOSLAVIA

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
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

Variants of YUGOSLAVIA

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

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