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Serbian

Serbian

103 3.5
From Serbia or about its people, language and culture
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɜrbiən/
translation icon : serbio
  • The art exhibition featured stunning pieces from Serbian artists, showcasing their unique cultural heritage.
  • Serbian people
  • Serbian Orthodox
  • Serbian minority

Still, the French and Serbian troops bravely mounted defenses throughout October.

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Examples

  • What he was up against was Serbian hospitality, for which no timetable is a match.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Both Lazar and Milos are venerated as Saints by the Serbian church.

  • Great report on the Serbian border unit.

  • The hostages were Serbian officers.

  • And here is a view of this extensive section of the Serbian Walls in Rome.

  • The online social life of these videos reflects the position of the organization within Serbian society.

    Academic text (2017)
  • You have these deeply, deeply important cultural touchstones for the Serbian national story there.

  • Nikola Tesla was Serbian, you know?

  • In some cases, as with the Serbian Orthodox Church, religion fostered national cultural identity.

    Academic text (1999)
  • There had been repeated disagreement on how to react to Serbian activities in Kosovo before NATO action began.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

Servian
vsSerbian
  • Archaic
9.1

Relating to Serbia or its people, often in older texts

is used in general modern contexts rather than only historical ones

Surface Forms

Serbian positive

Morphology

Serbian = Serb (transparent) = Serb + ian

Formed by adding the productive demonymic suffix '-ian' to the ethnonym 'Serb'; the relation to Serbia/Serbs is direct and obvious to learners.

Etymology

Serbian comes from the name of the people, the Serb, and the ending -ian means 'from' or 'relating to', just like in Italian or Canadian. So Serbian describes something that comes from Serbia or its people.