yugoslav
IPA: jˈugoʊsɫɑv
Root Word: Yugoslav
noun
- (historical) A native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia.
- (dated, otherwise by extension, nonstandard) Serbo-Croatian
adjective
- (historical) Of, relating to, or characteristic of Yugoslavia or Yugoslavs.
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Examples of "yugoslav" in Sentences
- During and after the Yugoslav wars.
- And it was an integral part of the Yugoslav federation.
- The match against the Yugoslavs was a dearly fought one.
- The panic was perpetrated by the Serbian and Yugoslav armies.
- He is of Yugoslav descent and married to Realtor Lavinia Smerconish.
- He was a politician in Yugoslav politics and held a Yugoslav passport.
- At the May 1951 meeting, the Yugoslavs walked out, forcing adjournment.
- In the early 1990s the tragic Yugoslav wars began to devastate the country.
- Before the WWII, the Yugoslav team was unimaginable without him in the squad.
- The Yugoslav Committee was given the task of representing the new state abroad.