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

Changes in seed surface with plasma treatmentPhysicist Nevena Puač of the Institute of Physics Belgrade in Serbia has performed dozens of studies testing plasma on plants and has been working in the field for decades.

From Science News

With Serbia’s spot at the Olympics locked up since 2019, Bulut attended the Olympic Qualifying Tournament this May and mentored a rising Qatar team, which ultimately fell short of qualifying for Tokyo.

From Ozy

To a lesser extent, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, and Sweden have also seen spikes in early March.

From Time

The Austrians decided, therefore, to try and destroy Serbia.

From Nautilus

Despite Grenell’s insistence the briefing be focused on the Serbia-Kosovo deal, reporters said the content wasn’t known to them at the time of the briefing.

From Washington Blade

Threatened by invasion from Austria-Hungary, Serbia called on its ally Russia for support.

From The Daily Beast

He had, against the odds, successfully foretold their loss to the much weaker Serbia in the first round of play.

From The Daily Beast

We got away with it greatly on the streets of Belgrade, Serbia, and Montenegro.

From The Daily Beast

I saw this leverage first hand several years ago, when I covered the first successful gay pride parade in Belgrade, Serbia.

From The Daily Beast

“It is the same situation in all post-revolutionary countries,” Avakov said, mentioning the case of Serbia specifically.

From The Daily Beast

You did not know perhaps that it is to Serbia's interest and to Renwick's to warn the Archduke.

From Project Gutenberg

Bulgaria, with her excellent army, was on the flank of Serbia and blocked the road to Turkey.

From Project Gutenberg

(p. 060) Serbia had been through two wars before the heavy drain of this one.

From Project Gutenberg

All Macedonia was taken and the Allies forced out of (p. 102) Serbia, which had become an entirely conquered country.

From Project Gutenberg

They had trusted Bulgaria and refused to let Serbia attack her neighbor before Bulgarian mobilization was complete.

From Project Gutenberg