Etymology

Yugoslav

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Today it means: Of, relating to, or characteristic of Yugoslavia or Yugoslavs. Full definition →

Serbo-Croatian Jugoslàvēn
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  1. Serbo-Croatian · borrowed fromJugoslàvēn
  2. English todayYugoslav

From Serbo-Croatian Jugoslàvēn ("Southern Slav"), influenced by Slav.

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