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yugoslavia

/jˌuɡoʊslˈɑviʌ/noun5 syllables

Yugoslavia means: a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

Synonyms for yugoslavia4

noun, as in a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro

Serbia and Montenegro, Union of Serbia and Montenegro, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Jugoslavija

What does yugoslavia mean?2

noun

1

a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro

2

a former country of southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea; formed in 1918 and named Yugoslavia in 1929; controlled by Marshal Tito as a communist state until his death in 1980“Tito's Yugoslavia included Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Yugoslavia in a sentence

  • With the breakup of Yugoslavia, an armed conflict ensued.Amastan
  • The movie was made in Yugoslavia.maaster

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