Meanings
adjectiveSerbian (comparative more Serbian, superlative most Serbian)
comparative more Serbian · superlative most Serbian
- Of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their language.
Tuesday’s ICJ ruling relates specifically to what Serbian forces did in Croatia between 1991 and 1995.
2015 February 3, Greg Botelho, “U.N. court: Serbs’ actions in Croatia not considered genocide”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2021
nounSerbian (countable and uncountable, plural Serbians)
plural Serbians
- countableA native or inhabitant of Serbia.
The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there.
2015 February 3, Greg Botelho, “U.N. court: Serbs’ actions in Croatia not considered genocide”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2021 - countableA Serb.
- uncountableThe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs.
- countablehistoricaluncountableSerbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Serbia.
adjectiveSerbian (not comparable)
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Serbia and Serbians.
In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic.
2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman - not comparableOf or pertaining to Serbian language.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ser-
- Proto-Slavic*sьrbъ
- Serbo-CroatianСрби /Srbi
- EnglishSerb
- Medieval LatinSerbia
- EnglishSerbia
- EnglishSerbian
From Serb + -ian, or from Serbia + -an.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Serwiër, Serwies
- Serwiërperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- Serwiesthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- Serwiespertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- Serwiespertaining to the Serbian language
Arabic صِرْبِيّ, صِرْبِيَّة
- صِرْبِيّ (ṣirbiyy)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- صِرْبِيَّة (ṣirbiyya)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- الصِرْبِيَّة (aṣ-ṣirbiyya)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- صِرْبِيّ (ṣirbiyy)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Basque serbiar, serbiera
- serbiarperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbierathe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbiarpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbiarpertaining to the Serbian language
Bengali সার্বীয়
- সার্বীয় (śarbiẏo)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Bulgarian съ́рбин, сръбки́ня
- съ́рбин (sắrbin)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- сръбки́ня (srăbkínja)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- сръ́бче (srắbče)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- съ́рбинче (sắrbinče)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- сръбки́нче (srăbkínče)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- сръбски (srăbski)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- сръ́бски (srắbski)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Catalan serbi, sèrbia
- serbiperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- sèrbiaperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbithe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbipertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbipertaining to the Serbian language
Chinese Mandarin 塞爾維亞人 /塞尔维亚人, 塞爾維亞語 /塞尔维亚语
- 塞爾維亞人 /塞尔维亚人 (sài'ěrwéiyàrén)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- 塞爾維亞語 /塞尔维亚语 (Sài'ěrwéiyàyǔ)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- 塞爾維亞的 /塞尔维亚的 (Sāi'ěrwéiyà de)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Czech Srb, Srbka
- Srbperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- Srbkaperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- srbštinathe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- srbskýpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Danish serber, serbisk
- serberperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbiskthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbiskpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbiskpertaining to the Serbian language
Dutch Serviër, Servische
- Serviërperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- Servischeperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- Servischthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- Servischpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- Servischpertaining to the Serbian language
Esperanto serbo, serbiano
- serboperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbianoperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serba lingvothe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbiapertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serblingvapertaining to the Serbian language
Estonian serblane, serbia keel
- serblaneperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbia keelthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbiapertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbiakeelnepertaining to the Serbian language
Finnish serbialainen, serbia
- serbialainenperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbiathe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbian kielithe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbialainenpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbiankielinenpertaining to the Serbian language
French Serbe, serbe
- Serbeperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbethe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbepertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbepertaining to the Serbian language
German Serbe, Serbin
- Serbeperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- Serbinperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- Serbischthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbischpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbischpertaining to the Serbian language
Greek Σέρβος, Σέρβα
- Σέρβος (Sérvos)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- Σέρβα (Sérva)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- σερβικά (serviká)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- σερβικός (servikós)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Hebrew סרבי, סרבית
- סרבי (servi)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- סרבית (servít)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- סרבית (serbít)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- סרבי (servi)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Hindi सर्ब, सर्बी
- सर्ब (sarb)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- सर्बी (sarbī)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- सर्बियाई (sarbiyāī)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- सर्बियन (sarbiyan)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- सर्बियाई (sarbiyāī)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Hungarian szerb, szerb
- szerbperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- szerbthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- szerbpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Icelandic Serbi, serbneska
- Serbiperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbneskathe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbneskurpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Irish Seirbiach, Seirbis
- Seirbiachperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- Seirbisthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- Seirbiachpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- Seirbisepertaining to the Serbian language
Italian serbo, serba
- serboperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbaperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbothe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbopertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbopertaining to the Serbian language
Japanese セルビア人, セルビア語
- セルビア人 (serubiajin)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- セルビア語 (serubiago)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- セルビアの (Serubia no)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Korean 세르비아인, 세르비아 사람
- 세르비아인 (sereubiain)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- 세르비아 사람 (sereubia saram)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- 세르비아어 (sereubia'eo)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- 세르비아의 (Sereubia-ui)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Latvian serbs, serbiete
- serbsperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbieteperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbuthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbupertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbiskspertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Lithuanian serbas, serbė
- serbasperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbėperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbų kalbathe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbiškaspertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Malay bahasa Serbia, Serbia
- bahasa Serbiathe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- Serbiathe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- Serbiapertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- bahasa Serbiapertaining to the Serbian language
- Serbiapertaining to the Serbian language
Norwegian serbisk
- serbiskpertaining to the Serbian language
Norwegian Bokmål serber, serbisk
- serberperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbiskthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbiskpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Persian صربی, صربستانی
- صربی (serbi)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- صربستانی (serbestâni)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- صربی (sarbi)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- صربی (serbi)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- صربستانی (serbestâni)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- صربی (serbi)pertaining to the Serbian language
Polish Serb, Serbka
- Serbperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- Serbkaperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbskithe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbskipertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbskipertaining to the Serbian language
Portuguese sérvio, sérvio
- sérvioperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- sérviothe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- sérviopertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- sérviopertaining to the Serbian language
Romanian sârb, sârbă
- sârbperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- sârbăperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- sârboaicăperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- sârbăthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- sârbpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- sârbescpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- sârbpertaining to the Serbian language
- sârbescpertaining to the Serbian language
Russian серб, се́рбка
- серб (serb)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- се́рбка (sérbka)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- се́рбский (sérbskij)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- се́рбский язы́к (sérbskij jazýk)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- се́рбский (sérbskij)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- се́рбский (sérbskij)pertaining to the Serbian language
Scottish Gaelic Sèarbais
- Sèarbaisthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Slovak Srb, Srbka
- Srbperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- Srbkaperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- srbčinathe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- srbskýpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Spanish serbio, serbia
- serbioperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbiaperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- servioperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbiothe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serviothe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbiopertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serviopertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbiopertaining to the Serbian language
- serviopertaining to the Serbian language
Swahili kiserbia
- kiserbiathe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Swedish serb, serbiska
- serbperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbiskaperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- serbiskathe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- serbiskpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbisktpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbiskapertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- serbiskpertaining to the Serbian language
- serbisktpertaining to the Serbian language
- serbiskapertaining to the Serbian language
Tagalog Serbyo, Serbyo
- Serbyoperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- Serbyothe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- Serbianthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- Serbyopertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- Serbianpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- Serbyopertaining to the Serbian language
- Serbianpertaining to the Serbian language
Tamil செர்பியர், செர்பிய
- செர்பியர் (cerpiyar)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- செர்பிய (cerpiya)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- செர்பிய (cerpiya)pertaining to the Serbian language
Thai ภาษาเซอร์เบียน, เซอร์เบีย
- ภาษาเซอร์เบียนthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- เซอร์เบีย (səə-biia)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Turkish Sırp, Sırbistanlı
- Sırpperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- Sırbistanlıperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- Sırpçathe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- Sırppertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Ukrainian серб, се́рбка
- серб (serb)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- се́рбка (sérbka)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- се́рбин (sérbyn)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- се́рбська мо́ва (sérbsʹka móva)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- се́рбська (sérbsʹka)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- се́рбський (sérbsʹkyj)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Urdu سَرْوِیائی, صربی
- سَرْوِیائی (sarviyā'ī)person from Serbia — see also Serb
- صربی (sarbī)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- سربیائی (sarbiyā'ī)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Vietnamese người Xéc-bi, tiếng Xéc-bi
- người Xéc-biperson from Serbia — see also Serb
- tiếng Xéc-bithe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- Xéc-bipertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Welsh Serbeg, Serbaidd
- Serbegthe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- Serbaiddpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- Serfiaiddpertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Yiddish סערביש, סערביש
- סערביש (serbish)the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- סערביש (serbish)pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
Zulu isi-Sebhiya
- isi-Sebhiyathe standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
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APA
Serbian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Serbian
MLA
“Serbian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Serbian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Serbian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Serbian.
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