Serbia
proper noun
- European country
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː.bi.ə/ / /ˈsəːbɪjə/ / /ˈsɝ.bi.ə/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin Serbia, equivalent to modern Serb + -ia.
- A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.
“The 153-page ruling from the International Court of Justice means that modern-day Serbia will not have to pay restitution to Croatia, which in 1991 split from what was then Yugoslavia.”
- A geographic region of Southeast Europe.