Serbia

[ sur-bee-uh ]

noun

1. a republic in southern Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the northern part: a former kingdom in southern Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). : Belgrade.

Serbia

/ ˈsɜːbɪə /

noun

1. a republic in SE Europe: declared a kingdom in 1882; precipitated World War I by the conflict with Austria; became part of the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (later called Yugoslavia) in 1918; with Montenegro formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia when the other constituent republics became independent in 1991–92; a Union of Serbia and Montenegro formed in 2003 and dissolved in 2006. The autonomous region of Kosovo (administered by the U.N. following the conflict of 1999) unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia in 2008. Mountainous in the S, with the Danube plains in the N. Religion: Serbian Orthodox majority, with Roman Catholic and Muslim minorities. Currencies: new dinar and euro (in Kosovo). Capital: Belgrade. Pop: 7 243 007 (2013). Area: 88 361 sq km (34 109 sq miles) Former nameServia Serbian nameSrbija

Example Sentences

Mr Hughes has already travelled to Israel and Greece and plans to visit Serbia later in the year, following by a trip to the far east, taking in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, India and Indonesia.

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"That really upset her and she then discovered there was a group of volunteer nurses going to Serbia and she went with them."

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The deals will increase intelligence sharing and cooperation with Serbia, North Macedonia and Kosovo to intercept and arrest the gangs, with the aim of breaking their business models at source.

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Eight people have died after a concrete canopy at a railway station in northern Serbia collapsed, the country's Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said.

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As Nato planes bombed Serbia in relatiation for its attacks on Kosovo, he opposed the conflict because it was not authorised by a United Nations Security Council resolution.

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