zadruga

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/zæˈdɹuːɡə/

noun

A social unit of rural community among the South Slavs, associated with family links and set customs.

OriginSerbo-Croatian zȃdruga →
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Meanings

nounzadruga (plural zadrugas or zadruge)

plural zadrugas · plural zadruge

  1. A social unit of rural community among the South Slavs, associated with family links and set customs.

    Byzantine culture was forced to retreat in the face of a way of life based on the extended family commune or zadruga, which was further organised around loose tribal areas known as županije.

    2007, Elizabeth Roberts, Realm of the Black Mountain, Hurst & Co, published 2007, pages 7–8

Origin

  1. Serbo-Croatianzȃdruga
  2. Englishzadruga

From Serbo-Croatian zȃdruga/за̑друга (“commune”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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