English Explanatory Dictionary

Serbo-Croatian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The South Slavic language of which Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian are literary standards.
  2. The standard Shtokavian variety of that language first codified in the Vienna Literary Agreement and later used officially in Yugoslavia.
noun
  1. A person of Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, or Montenegrin ethnicity or descent.
adj
  1. In or pertaining to the Serbo-Croatian language.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɜː(ɹ)bəʊkɹəʊˈeɪʃən/ en-us-Serbo-Croatian.ogg

Word forms

Serbo-Croatian Serbocroatian SCr. Serbo-Croatians more Serbo-Croatian most Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Serbo- + Croatian.

Synonyms

Serbo-Croat Yugoslav BCS BCSM BCMS Illyrian Croato-Serbian

Related words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Serbo-Croatian terms Bosnia Bosnian Croatia Croatian Montenegro Montenegrin Serbia Serbian Yugoslavia
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