serbian

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/ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/

noun 4adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

english, many, proud

VERB + SERBIAN

am, began, called, learn, learning, speak, speaks, study

SERBIAN + NOUN

belgrade, bosnian, citizen, croatian, german, igbo, troops

PREP.

in, in, into

ADV.

specifically, terribly

Definitions

adj

Of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their language.

Tuesday’s ICJ ruling relates specifically to what Serbian forces did in Croatia between 1991 and 1995.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Serbia.

The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there.

A Serb.

The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs.

Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Serbia.

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Serbia and Serbians.

In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic.

Of or pertaining to Serbian language.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighb

serb

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Tuesday’s ICJ ruling relates specifically to what Serbian forces did in Croatia between 1991 and 1995.

Wiktionary

The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there.

Wiktionary

Serbian trains are terribly slow.

Tatoeba · #396694

Serbia is called "Srbija" in Serbian.

Tatoeba · #1815468

He is a self-professed linguaphile who speaks Serbian, English, German, Igbo, and French.

Tatoeba · #3152752

Usage Notes

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