Serbianism

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noun

A linguistic feature of Serbian language, especially a Serbian idiom or phrasing that appears in some other language.

OriginEnglish Serbian ← Medieval Latin Serbia ← Serbo-Croatian Срби /Srbi →
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Meanings

nounSerbianism (countable and uncountable, plural Serbianisms)

plural Serbianisms

  1. countableA linguistic feature of Serbian language, especially a Serbian idiom or phrasing that appears in some other language.
  2. uncountableusuallyAn attitude, custom, or other feature that is characteristic for Serbians.
  3. uncountableusuallyEsteem for and emulation of cultural or national heritage of Serbians.
  4. uncountablePatriotic ideology declaring that being a Serbian should be the highest national or cultural priority.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  2. Proto-Slavic*sьrbъ
  3. Serbo-CroatianСрби /Srbi
  4. EnglishSerb
  5. Medieval LatinSerbia
  6. EnglishSerbia
  7. EnglishSerbian
  8. EnglishSerbianism

From Serbian + -ism.

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APA

Serbianism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Serbianism

MLA

“Serbianism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Serbianism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Serbianism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Serbianism.

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