n.
Variant: also Ju · go · sla · via
Pronunciation: ˌ yü-g ō - ' slä-v ē - ə , ˌ yü-g ə -
Function: geographical name
1 former country S Europe on Balkan Peninsula consisting of Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, & Macedonia; established 1918 as a kingdom ( Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes ), became a federal republic 1945 capital Belgrade
2 ― see SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
– Yu · go · slav \ ˌ yü-g ō - ' släv, - ' slav; ' yü-g ō - ˌ \ or Yu · go · sla · vi · an \ ˌ yü-g ō - ' slä-v ē - ə n, -g ə - \ adjective or noun