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Serbia

American  
[sur-bee-uh] / ˈsɜr bi ə /

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 British  
/ ˈsɜːbɪə /

noun

  1. Serbian name: Srbija.  Former name: Servia.  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)

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As part of the transaction, Raiffeisen intends to sell Addiko’s subsidiaries in Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro to Alta Pay—a shareholder linked to Serbian businessman Davor Macura.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In 1999, the pilot of an F-117 stealth fighter shot down over Serbia was found and recovered by parescuemen.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Rodri has been named in Luis de la Fuente's Spain squad for upcoming friendlies against Serbia and Egypt as he targets a spot for this summer's World Cup in the US, Mexico and Canada.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

So on a whim, we began to look into buying a house in Serbia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

To support Austria in its conflict with Russia over Serbia, Germany had attacked France by invading Belgium.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman