Yugoslav

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[yoo-goh-slahv, -slav]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a native or inhabitant of the former country of Yugoslavia.
a southern Slav; a member of the southern group of Slavic peoples.

adjective

of or relating to the Yugoslavs.

Yugoslav

/ ˈ��ːɡəʊˌ��ɑː�� /

noun

(formerly) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Yugoslavia (sense 1 or 2)
(not in technical use) another name for Serbo-Croat

adjective

(formerly) of, relating to, or characteristic of Yugoslavia (sense 1 or 2) or its people

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Other Word Forms

anti-Yugoslav adjective
pro-Yugoslav noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Yugoslav¹

1850–55; earlier Jugo-Slav < German Jugoslawe < Serbo-Croatian Jugoslòvēn, Jugoslàvēn, equivalent to ��ȕ�� south + -o- -o- + Slovēn, Slavēn Slav

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The design also echoes the contours of Sutjeska Gorge, the site of the Yugoslav Partisans' pivotal victory over Nazi forces in 1943.

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Behind the scenes Eileen said getting around the Olympic site - in what is now the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina - was a "nightmare" and she still recalls the "aggressive security" in the former Yugoslav country.

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World leaders had increasingly pushed for its creation in the wake of the Yugoslav wars and the Rwandan Genocide.

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Yugoslav physicians first considered legalizing abortion back in 1935, and that became a reality in the 1950s.

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In 1999, Nato forces began bombing Yugoslavia in a bid to bring an end to violence against ethnic Albanians by Yugoslav forces in Kosovo.

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Yugo.Yugoslavia

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