Etymology

Serbia

Ser·bi·a
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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Medieval Latin Serbia
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  1. Medieval Latin · learned borrowing fromSerbia
  2. Medieval Latin · learned borrowing fromSerbia
  3. English todaySerbia

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

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