SERBIAN


Meaning of SERBIAN in English

I. |bēən noun

or ser·vi·an |vē-

( -s )

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: Serbia (formerly Servia ), former Balkan kingdom (now a republic of Yugoslavia) + English -an

1. : serb 1

2.

a. : the Serbo-Croatian language as spoken in Serbia

b. : a literary form of Serbo-Croatian using the Cyrillic alphabet

II. adjective

or servian “

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Serbia, Servia + English -an

1.

a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Serbia

b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Serbs

2.

a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Serbo-Croatian language as spoken in Serbia

b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a literary form of Serbo-Croatian using the Cyrillic alphabet

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