adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈjuːɡəˌslɑːv/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Yugoslavia or Yugoslavs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Examples
Due to Greek objections, North Macedonia was often referred to as the "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" for many years.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Yugoslavian, Yugoslavic
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
Serbo-Croatian language
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, nonstandard
Qualifier: otherwise by extension
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Examples
He considered himself to be a Yugoslav first and foremost, regardless of his Croat and Serb ancestry.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Yugoslavian
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to or characteristic of the former country of Yugoslavia or its people or languages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Yugoslavian wine
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Yugoslavian
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Jugoslav, Yugoslavian, Jugoslavian
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: European
History
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian Jugoslàvēn ("Southern Slav"), influenced by Slav.