adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌsɜː(ɹ)bəʊkɹəʊˈeɪʃən/
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adj
Meaning 1
In or pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 2
The South Slavic language of which Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian are literary standards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
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name
Meaning 3
The standard Shtokavian variety of that language first codified in the Vienna Literary Agreement and later used officially in Yugoslavia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
A person of Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, or Montenegrin ethnicity or descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
the Slavic language of the Serbs and Croats; the Serbian dialect is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the Croatian dialect is usually written in the Roman alphabet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Serbo-Croat
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Slavic, Slavic language, Slavonic, Slavonic language
History
Etymology
From Serbo- + Croatian.
Across languages
Translations
97 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
صَرْبُو-كُرُوَاتِيّ
(ṣarbū-kuruwātiyy)
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Belarusian:
сербскахарва́цкі
(sjerbskaxarvácki)
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Belarusian:
сэрбскахарва́цкі
(serbskaxarvácki)
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Bulgarian:
сърбохърва́тски
(sǎrbohǎrvátski)
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Catalan:
serbocroat
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Catalan:
serbocroata
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Chinese Mandarin:
塞爾維亞-克羅地亞語的 /塞尔维亚-克罗地亚语的
(Sāi'ěrwéiyà-Kèluódìyàyǔ de)
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Czech:
srbochorvatský
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Finnish:
serbokroaatinkielinen
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
French:
serbo-croate
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Galician:
serbocroata
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
German:
serbokroatisch
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Icelandic:
serbókróatískur
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Italian:
serbocroato
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Italian:
serbo-croato
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Japanese:
セルビア・クロアチア
(Serbia-Kuroachia)
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Macedonian:
српскохр́ватски
(srpskohŕvatski)
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Malay:
bahasa Serbo-Croat
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Norwegian Bokmål:
serbokroatisk
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
serbokroatisk
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Polish:
serbsko-chorwacki
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Polish:
serbochorwacki
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Portuguese:
servo-croata
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Portuguese:
serbo-croata
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Russian:
сербохорва́тский
(serboxorvátskij)
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Russian:
се́рбско-хорва́тский
(sérbsko-xorvátskij)
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian:
српскохр̀ва̄тскӣ
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian:
српско-хр̀ва̄тскӣ
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian:
хрватскосрпски
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian:
хрватско-српски
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian:
srpskohr̀vātskī
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian:
srpsko-hr̀vātskī
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian:
hrvatskosrpski
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian:
hrvatsko-srpski
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Slovak:
srbochorvátsky
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Slovene:
srbohrvaški
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Spanish:
serbocroata
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Swedish:
serbokroatisk
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Turkish:
Sırp-Hırvatça
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Ukrainian:
се́рбсько-хорва́тський
(sérbsʹko-xorvátsʹkyj)
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Ukrainian:
сербохорва́тський
(serboxorvátsʹkyj)
— pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language
Arabic:
صَرْبُو-كُرُوَاتِيّ
(ṣarbū-kuruwātiyy)
— South Slavic language
Armenian:
սերբախորվաթերեն
(serbaxorvatʻeren)
— South Slavic language
Basque:
serbokroaziera
— South Slavic language
Belarusian:
сербскахарва́цкая мо́ва
(sjerbskaxarváckaja móva)
— South Slavic language
Belarusian:
сэрбскахарва́цкая мо́ва
(serbskaxarváckaja móva)
— South Slavic language
Bengali:
সার্বো-ক্রোয়েশীয়-বসনীয় ভাষা
(śarbō-krōẇeśiẏ-bośoniẏo bhaśa)
— South Slavic language
Bulgarian:
сърбохърва́тски ези́к
(sǎrbohǎrvátski ezík)
— South Slavic language
Catalan:
serbocroat
— South Slavic language
Chinese Mandarin:
塞爾維亞-克羅地亞語 /塞尔维亚-克罗地亚语
(Sāi'ěrwéiyà-Kèluódìyàyǔ)
— South Slavic language
Czech:
srbochorvatština
— South Slavic language
Danish:
serbokroatisk
— South Slavic language
Dutch:
Servo-Kroatisch
— South Slavic language
Dutch:
Servokroatisch
— South Slavic language
Dzongkha:
སོདབ་ཁ
(sodb kha)
— South Slavic language
Farefare:
serbokoroatre
— South Slavic language
Finnish:
serbokroaatti
— South Slavic language
French:
serbo-croate
— South Slavic language
Galician:
serbocroata
— South Slavic language
German:
Serbokroatisch
— South Slavic language
Hebrew:
סֶרְבּוֹ־קְרוֹאָטִית
(serbo-kro'átit)
— South Slavic language
Hungarian:
szerbhorvát
— South Slavic language
Icelandic:
serbókróatíska
— South Slavic language
Irish:
Seirbea-Chróitis
— South Slavic language
Italian:
serbocroato
— South Slavic language
Japanese:
セルビア・クロアチア
(Serbia-Kuroachia)
— South Slavic language
Japanese:
セルビア・クロアチア語
(serbia-kuroachiago)
— South Slavic language
Japanese:
セルボ・クロアチア語
(Serubo-Kuroatiago)
— South Slavic language
Korean:
세르보크로아트어
(sereubokeuroateueo)
— South Slavic language
Latvian:
serbhorvātu valoda
— South Slavic language
Macedonian:
српскохр́ватски
(srpskohŕvatski)
— South Slavic language
Malay:
Serbo-Croat
— South Slavic language
Malay:
bahasa Serbo-Croat
— South Slavic language
Norwegian Bokmål:
serbokroatisk
— South Slavic language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
serbokroatisk
— South Slavic language
Polish:
(język) serbsko-chorwacki
— South Slavic language
Portuguese:
servo-croata
— South Slavic language
Portuguese:
serbo-croata
— South Slavic language
Romanian:
sârbocroată
— South Slavic language
Russian:
сербохорва́тский язы́к
(serboxorvátskij jazýk)
— South Slavic language
Russian:
се́рбско-хорва́тский язы́к
(sérbsko-xorvátskij jazýk)
— South Slavic language
Scots:
Serbo-Croatie
— South Slavic language
Serbo-Croatian:
српскохр̀ва̄тскӣ
— South Slavic language
Serbo-Croatian:
српско-хр̀ва̄тскӣ
— South Slavic language
Serbo-Croatian:
хрватскосрпски
— South Slavic language
Serbo-Croatian:
хрватско-српски
— South Slavic language
Serbo-Croatian:
srpskohr̀vātskī
— South Slavic language
Serbo-Croatian:
srpsko-hr̀vātskī
— South Slavic language
Serbo-Croatian:
hrvatskosrpski
— South Slavic language
Serbo-Croatian:
hrvatsko-srpski
— South Slavic language
Slovak:
srbochorvátčina
— South Slavic language
Slovene:
srbohrvaščina
— South Slavic language
Spanish:
serbocroata
— South Slavic language
Swedish:
serbokroatiska
— South Slavic language
Swedish:
serbo-kroatiska
— South Slavic language
Turkish:
Sırp-Hırvatça
— South Slavic language
Ukrainian:
се́рбсько-хорва́тська мо́ва
(sérbsʹko-xorvátsʹka móva)
— South Slavic language