Serbia

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈsɜː.bi.ə//
United Kingdom//ˈsəːbɪjə//
United States//ˈsɝ.bi.ə//
//ˈsɝb.jɐ//

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

proper noun

1
A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.
The 153-page ruling from the International Court of Justice means that modern-day Serbia will not have to pay restitution to Croatia, which in 1991 split from what was then Yugoslavia.
2
A geographic region of Southeastern Europe.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Serbia. By surface analysis, Serb + -ia.

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Serbia · A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia…

Serbian · Of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their…Serena · A female given name from Latin.serene · Calm, peaceful, unruffled.

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