Yugoslavia

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UK/ˌjuː.ɡəˈslɑː.vi.ə/UK/ˌjuː.ɡəʊˈslɑː.vi.ə/British, Southern, Standard/ˌjʉwɡəˈslɑːvɪjə/British, Southern, Standard/ˌjʉwɡəwˈslɑːvɪjə/

proper noun

A former country in Southeastern Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Jugoslavia · alternative Yougoslavia

  1. historicalA former country in Southeastern Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.

    This all relates to what happened in the 1990s, in the bloody aftermath of Yugoslavia splintering into separate nations.

    2015 February 3, Greg Botelho, “U.N. court: Serbs’ actions in Croatia not considered genocide”, in CNN, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2025
    1. historicalspecificThe Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a kingdom ruled by the House of Karađorđević which existed from 1918 to 1941.
    2. historicalspecificThe Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a communist state which existed from 1945 to 1992.

      Though Yugoslavia has large socially owned farms, private farmers make up a quarter of the working population and account for 75 percent of food production.

      1990 August, Kenneth C. Danforth, “Yugoslavia: A House Much Divided”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 100
  2. historicalA former country in Southeastern Europe, a rump state formed by Serbia and Montenegro after 1992; in full, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

    Yugoslavia’s President, Slobodan Milosevic, has rejected all efforts at meaningful diplomacy and, in violation of his own previous commitments, has ratcheted up his military campaign against the innocent civilians of Kosovo.

    1999 March 25, “Air Campaign Against Yugoslavia”, in The New York Times, New York, archived from the original on 15 Mar 2021
    1. broadlyhistoricalnonstandardSerbia and Montenegro, after 2003 until 2006, when it disintegrated.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Serbo-CroatianJugoslavija
  2. EnglishYugoslavia

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Jugoslavija, in turn from jug (“south”) and slavija (“Slavia, the land of the Slavs”). Literally, the land of the South Slavs. By surface analysis, Yugoslav + -ia.

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Translations

Afrikaans Joego-Slawië
  • Joego-Slawiëformer country in the Balkans
Arabic يُوغُسْلَافِيَا, يُوجُوسْلَافِيَا
  • يُوغُسْلَافِيَا (yūḡuslāfiyā)former country in the Balkans
  • يُوجُوسْلَافِيَا (yūjūslāfiyā)former country in the Balkans
  • يُوجُسْلَافِيَا (yūjuslāfiyā)former country in the Balkans
  • يُوغُوسْلافِيَا (yūḡūslāfiyā)former country in the Balkans
Basque Jugoslavia
  • Jugoslaviaformer country in the Balkans
Bengali যুগোশ্লাভিয়া
  • যুগোশ্লাভিয়া (jugōslabhiẏa)former country in the Balkans
Bulgarian Югосла́вия
  • Югосла́вия (Jugoslávija)former country in the Balkans
Catalan Iugoslàvia
  • Iugoslàviaformer country in the Balkans
Chinese Cantonese 南斯拉夫
  • 南斯拉夫 (naam⁴ si¹ laai¹ fu¹)former country in the Balkans
Chinese Mandarin 南斯拉夫, 南聯盟 /南联盟
  • 南斯拉夫 (Nánsīlāfū)former country in the Balkans
  • 南聯盟 /南联盟 (Nánliánméng)former country in the Balkans
Czech Jugoslávie
  • Jugoslávieformer country in the Balkans
Danish Jugoslavien
  • Jugoslavienformer country in the Balkans
Dutch Joegoslavië, Zuid-Slavië
  • Joegoslaviëformer country in the Balkans
  • Zuid-Slaviëformer country in the Balkans
Esperanto Jugoslavio, Jugoslavujo
  • Jugoslavioformer country in the Balkans
  • Jugoslavujoformer country in the Balkans
Estonian Jugoslaavia
  • Jugoslaaviaformer country in the Balkans
Finnish Jugoslavia
  • Jugoslaviaformer country in the Balkans
French Yougoslavie, Slavie du Sud
  • Yougoslavieformer country in the Balkans
  • Slavie du Sudformer country in the Balkans
  • Slavie méridionaleformer country in the Balkans
German Jugoslawien
  • Jugoslawienformer country in the Balkans
Greek Γιουγκοσλαβία
  • Γιουγκοσλαβία (Giougkoslavía)former country in the Balkans
Hawaiian Iugosolawia
  • Iugosolawiaformer country in the Balkans
Hebrew יוּגוֹסְלַבְיָה
  • יוּגוֹסְלַבְיָה (yugoslávya)former country in the Balkans
Hindi यूगोस्लाविया
  • यूगोस्लाविया (yūgoslāviyā)former country in the Balkans
Hungarian Jugoszlávia
  • Jugoszláviaformer country in the Balkans
Icelandic Júgóslavía
  • Júgóslavíaformer country in the Balkans
Indonesian Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslaviaformer country in the Balkans
Irish an Iúgslaiv
  • an Iúgslaivformer country in the Balkans
Italian Jugoslavia, Iugoslavia
  • Jugoslaviaformer country in the Balkans
  • Iugoslaviaformer country in the Balkans
Japanese ユーゴスラビア, ユーゴスラヴィア
  • ユーゴスラビア (Yūgosurabia)former country in the Balkans
  • ユーゴスラヴィア (Yūgosuravia)former country in the Balkans
Korean 유고슬라비아
  • 유고슬라비아 (Yugoseullabia)former country in the Balkans
Latin Iugoslavia
  • Iugoslaviaformer country in the Balkans
Latvian Dienvidslāvija
  • Dienvidslāvijaformer country in the Balkans
Lithuanian Jugoslavija
  • Jugoslavijaformer country in the Balkans
Malay Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslaviaformer country in the Balkans
Māori Tararā, Ukorāwia
  • Tararāformer country in the Balkans
  • Ukorāwiaformer country in the Balkans
Norwegian Bokmål Jugoslavia
  • Jugoslaviaformer country in the Balkans
Persian یوگسلاوی
  • یوگسلاوی (yugoslâvi)former country in the Balkans
Polish Jugosławia
  • Jugosławiaformer country in the Balkans
Portuguese Jugoslávia, Iugoslávia
  • Jugosláviaformer country in the Balkans
  • Iugosláviaformer country in the Balkans
Romanian Iugoslavia
  • Iugoslaviaformer country in the Balkans
Russian Югосла́вия
  • Югосла́вия (Jugoslávija)former country in the Balkans
Scottish Gaelic Iùgoslaibhia
  • Iùgoslaibhiaformer country in the Balkans
Slovak Juhoslávia
  • Juhosláviaformer country in the Balkans
Spanish Yugoslavia, Yugoeslavia
  • Yugoslaviaformer country in the Balkans
  • Yugoeslaviaformer country in the Balkans
Swedish Jugoslavien
  • Jugoslavienformer country in the Balkans
Tagalog Yugoslabya, Hugoslabya
  • Yugoslabyaformer country in the Balkans
  • Hugoslabyaformer country in the Balkans
Thai ยูโกสลาเวีย
  • ยูโกสลาเวีย (yuu-goo-sà-laa-wiia)former country in the Balkans
Turkish Yugoslavya
  • Yugoslavyaformer country in the Balkans
Ukrainian Югосла́вія, Юґосла́вія
  • Югосла́вія (Juhoslávija)former country in the Balkans
  • Юґосла́вія (Jugoslávija)former country in the Balkans
Urdu یوگوسلاویہ
  • یوگوسلاویہ (yūgoslāviyā)former country in the Balkans
Vietnamese Nam Tư
  • Nam Tưformer country in the Balkans
Welsh Iwgoslafia
  • Iwgoslafiaformer country in the Balkans
Yiddish יוגאָסלאַוויע
  • יוגאָסלאַוויע (yugoslavye)former country in the Balkans
Cite this entry
APA

Yugoslavia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yugoslavia

MLA

“Yugoslavia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yugoslavia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yugoslavia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yugoslavia.

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