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Yugoslav

Yugoslav

3 6.3
A person from the former country Yugoslavia
  • noun
  • /ˈjuːɡəˌslɑːv/
translation icon : yugoslavo
  • The festival celebrated the rich traditions of the Yugoslav heritage, showcasing folk music and dance.
  • Yugoslav Republic
  • Yugoslav President

Now you have the Czechs, Slovaks, Romanians, Yugoslavs as enemies.

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Examples

  • Put the Yugoslav on the phone.

  • Dee Xtrovert, here's another former Yugoslav who just became a citizen and cast her first vote yesterday for Obama.

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  • No, it's a it was a Yugoslav officer, captain first class.

  • However, he did surprise the Yugoslavs by giving up any and all claims to Albania.

  • I can't risk taking this through the customs at the Yugoslav-Trieste border.

  • I am Zoran, Yugoslav.

  • Now you have the Czechs, Slovaks, Romanians, Yugoslavs as enemies.

  • My grandmother was a proud Yugoslav who often shared stories about her childhood in Belgrade.

  • During the conference, several Yugoslav experts presented their research on the region's history.

Synonyms

Yugoslavian
vsYugoslav
1 5.2

A person from the former country Yugoslavia

is the standard spelling rather than that variant
Jugoslavian
vsYugoslav
  • Literature
6.8

A person from the former country Yugoslavia

is the standard spelling rather than that form
Jugoslav
vsYugoslav
  • Archaic
9.4

A person from Yugoslavia, especially in the past

is the general modern term rather than the historical form

Surface Forms

Yugoslav singular
Yugoslavs plural

Etymology

Yugoslav as a noun referred to a person from Yugoslavia, and the name joins jug 'south' with Slav 'Slavic person'. So a Yugoslav was someone from the group of South Slavs who lived in the country called Yugoslavia.