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Jugoslavian

Jugoslavian

6.8
A person from the former country Yugoslavia
  • noun
  • /ˌjuːɡoʊˈslɑːviən/
  • Literature
translation icon : yugoslavo
  • He proudly identified himself as a Jugoslavian at the international conference.

Examples

  • Many Jugoslavian immigrants settled in the United States during the 1990s.

  • The Jugoslavian flag featured a red star on a blue and white background.

  • Jugoslavian 20-millimeter 19/55 cannon.

    The Jackal (1997)

Synonyms

Yugoslav
vsJugoslavian
3 6.3

A person from the former country Yugoslavia

is the same but without regional detail
Yugoslavian
vsJugoslavian
1 5.2

A person from the former country Yugoslavia

uses the J spelling instead of Y
Jugoslav
vsJugoslavian
  • Archaic
9.4

A person from Yugoslavia, especially in the past

is used generally without historical emphasis

Surface Forms

Jugoslavian singular
Jugoslavians plural

Morphology

Jugoslavian = Yugoslav (transparent) = Jugoslav + ian

Formed by adding the productive demonym/adjectival suffix '-ian' to the base 'Yugoslav' (orthographic variant 'Jugoslav'), so the meaning 'a person from Yugoslavia' is directly derived.

Etymology

Jugoslavian comes from the country name Yugoslavia, which is made of jug meaning 'south' and Slavia meaning 'land of the Slavs'. So a Jugoslavian was a person from that 'southern land of the Slavs', the former country Yugoslavia.