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