Yugoslav

adjective

Yu·​go·​slav ˌyü-gō-ˈsläv 

-ˈslav;

ˈyü-gō-ˌsläv

variants or less commonly Yugoslavian

ˌyü-gō-ˈslä-vē-ən 

-gə-

: of or relating to the former country of Yugoslavia in southern Europe or its people

Yugoslav noun

or less commonly Yugoslavian

plural Yugoslavs also Yugoslavians

Word History

First Known Use

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Yugoslav

• improv
• mauve
• salve
• sauve
• slav
• suave

Geographical Definition

Yugoslavia

geographical name

Yu·​go·​sla·​via ˌyü-gō-ˈslä-vē-ə 

ˌyü-gə-

variants or earlier Jugoslavia

1

former country in southern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula consisting of Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia

Note: Yugoslavia was established 1918 as a kingdom (the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes) and became a federal republic in 1945 with Belgrade as its capital.

2

see serbia and montenegro

Yugoslav

ˌyü-gō-ˈsläv 

-ˈslav;

ˈyü-gō-ˌsläv

adjective or noun

or Yugoslavian

ˌyü-gō-ˈslä-vē-ən 

-gə-