Meanings
proper noun
- A subgrouping of the Slavic language family spoken mainly in the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia) and Bulgaria.
adjective
- of or relating to this language family or to the South Slavs.
Translations
Bulgarian южнославя́нски
- южнославя́нски (južnoslavjánski)of or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs
Czech jihoslovanský
- jihoslovanskýof or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs
Dutch Zuid-Slavisch
- Zuid-Slavischof or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs
Finnish eteläslaavilainen
- eteläslaavilainenof or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs
French slave méridional
- slave méridionalof or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs
German Südslawisch, südslawisch
- SüdslawischTranslations
- südslawischof or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs
Hungarian délszláv
- délszlávof or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs
Polish południowosłowiański
- południowosłowiańskiof or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs
Russian южнославя́нский
- южнославя́нский (južnoslavjánskij)of or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs
Slovak južnoslovanský
- južnoslovanskýof or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs
Ukrainian південнослов'я́нський
- південнослов'я́нський (pivdennoslovʺjánsʹkyj)of or relating to South Slavic or the South Slavs
Cite this entry
APA
South Slavic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Slavic
MLA
“South Slavic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Slavic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “South Slavic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/South%20Slavic.
Source: South Slavic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.