Yugoslav
pronunciation
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- Noun:
- a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characteristic of the former country of Yugoslavia or its people or languages
Word Origin
- Yugoslav (n.)
- 1853, from Slav + Serbo-Croatian jugo- "south," comb. form of jug "south, south wind, noon," from Old Church Slavonic jugu "south, south wind, noon."
Example
- 1. The yugoslav war crimes tribunal has overturned the convictions of two croatian generals serving time for war crimes in the 1990s balkan war .
- 2. This was due to the ongoing yugoslav wars , which had prevented agreement being reached on the disposition of federal assets and liabilities , particularly the national debt .
- 3. The republic of macedonia , officially referred to by the united nations and some countries as the former yugoslav republic of macedonia ( fyrom ) , is an independent state on the balkan peninsula in southeastern europe .