yugoslavia
noun
Simple meaning
A mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea.
Pronunciation
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juɡoʊsˈlɑviə
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Definition
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noun
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
historical
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.”
historical
A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.
historical
A former country in Southeast Europe, a rump state formed by Serbia and Montenegro after 1992; in full, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
historicalspecific
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a communist state which existed from 1945 to 1992.
historicalspecific
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a kingdom ruled by the House of Karađorđević which existed from 1918 to 1941.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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- “Tito's Yugoslavia included Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro.”noun
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A mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea.
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The basic unit of money in Yugoslavia.
Monetary unit in Yugoslavia.
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- montenegronoun
- albanianoun
- bulgarianoun
- czechoslovakianoun
- slovenianoun
- macedonianoun
- croatianoun
- kosovonoun
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