Serb
pronunciation
How to pronounce Serb in British English:
UK [sɜ:b]
How to pronounce Serb in American English:
US [sɜrb]
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- Noun:
- a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries
Word Origin
- Serb (n.)
- 1813, but in reference to the Wends; 1861 as "native of Serbia," from Serbian Srb, perhaps from a root meaning "man." Serbian is attested from 1848 as a noun, 1876 as an adjective. More common in 19c. was Servian.
Example
- 1. The serb had to decide in an instant .
- 2. Those calls were to organise nato air strikes on the bosnian serb positions round sarajevo .
- 3. The whistle-blower was fired , whereas the serb faced being shot .
- 4. All of the choices he looked at were hard , and only the serb 's involved a clear-cut decision in the moment .
- 5. Nearly half the country forms a " serb republic " and the rest is a mini-federation where the croat minority does well .