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Word

serbian

Phoneticsser·bian

/ˈsɝbiən/

Definitions

01relating to Serbia

A2

adj. relating to the country of Serbia, its culture, or its people.

adj. relating to the Republic of Serbia, its inhabitants, or their cultural heritage.

“We enjoyed some traditional Serbian music during our trip to Belgrade.”

“The Serbian government recently announced new initiatives to promote sustainable tourism in the mountainous regions of the country.”

02the language

B1

n. the language spoken in Serbia and by Serbian people.

n. the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian language spoken primarily by Serbs. Uncountable in this sense.

“He is learning Serbian because he wants to work in the Balkans.”

“Although the two languages are mutually intelligible, Serbian uses both the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets in its written form.”

03a person

A2

n. a person from Serbia.

n. a native or inhabitant of Serbia, or a person of Serbian descent.

“My neighbor is a Serbian who moved here ten years ago.”

“The athlete was proud to be the first Serbian to win a gold medal in this specific Olympic event.”

Synonyms

Etymology

From Serb + -ian or Serbia + -an.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Word family

SerbNounSerbianAdjective

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B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
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