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: a south Slavic language spoken by the Serbian people
Serbian adjective

Examples of Serbian in a Sentence

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The Students' List movement swept the parliamentary election on Sunday against Vucic's right-wing Serbian Progressive Party, which has ruled unchallenged for 14 years. — Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026 Vucic dominated Serbian politics since becoming president of the Serbian Progressive Party, or SNS, in 2012, then becoming prime minister in 2014, then switching over to president in 2017. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026 The Student List victory brings an end to 14 years of Vucic and his Serbian Progressive Party rule, in what many are saying is the biggest political shake-up in the Balkans since the toppling of Yugoslav dictator Slobodan Milosevic in 2000. — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 The incident was widely attributed to the graft-prone Serbian Progressive Party of then-Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Serbian

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Serbian was in 1848

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“Serbian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Serbian. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

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: a Slavic language spoken by the people of Serbia
Serbian adjective
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