transcription, транскрипция: [ geographical name ]
also Ju·go·sla·via ˌyü-gō-ˈslä-vē-ə, ˌyü-gə-
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 ˌyü-gō-ˈsläv, -ˈslav; ˈyü-gō-ˌ or Yu·go·sla·vi·an ˌyü-gō-ˈslä-vē-ən, -gə- adjective or noun