YUGOSLAV


Meaning of YUGOSLAV in English

I. |yü(ˌ)gō|släv, -lav, -lȧv noun

or yu·go·slav·ian -vēən, -vyən ; also ju·go·slav |yü(ˌ)gō- ; or ju·go·slav·ian

( -s )

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: Yugoslav from French Yougoslave, from German Jugoslawe, from Serbian jugo- (from jug south, from Old Slavic jugŭ ) + German Slawe Slavic, from Medieval Latin Sclavus; Yugoslavian, Jugoslavian from Yugoslavia, Jugoslavia + English -an, n. suffix; Jugoslav from German Jugoslawe — more at augelite , slave

: a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia — compare croatian , south slav

II. adjective

or yugoslavian “ ; also jugoslav “ ; or jugoslavian “

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Yugoslav, Jugoslav from Yugoslav (I) , Jugoslav; Yugoslavian, Jugoslavian from Yugoslavia, Jugoslavia + English -an, adjective suffix

1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Yugoslavia

2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the people of Yugoslavia

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