Meaning of Yugoslavia | Babel Free
ˌjuː.ɡəˈslɑː.vɪ.əDefinitions
- A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.
- The Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a kingdom ruled by the House of Karađorđević which existed from 1918 to 1941.
- The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a communist state which existed from 1945 to 1992.
- A former country in Southeast Europe, a rump state formed by Serbia and Montenegro after 1992; in full, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- Serbia and Montenegro, after 2003 until 2006, when it disintegrated.
Equivalents
Čeština
Jugoslávie
Ελληνικά
Γιουγκοσλαβία
Suomi
Jugoslavia
עברית
יוגוסלביה
हिन्दी
यूगोस्लाविया
日本語
ユーゴスラビア
한국어
유고슬라비아
Kurdî
Yugoslavya
Polski
Jugosławia
Svenska
Jugoslavien
ไทย
ยูโกสลาเวีย
Türkçe
Yugoslavya
Українська
Югославія
Tiếng Việt
Nam Tư
Examples
“This all relates to what happened in the 1990s, in the bloody aftermath of Yugoslavia splintering into separate nations.”
“Yugoslavia’s President, Slobodan Milosevic, has rejected all efforts at meaningful diplomacy and, in violation of his own previous commitments, has ratcheted up his military campaign against the innocent civilians of Kosovo.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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