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Serbdom

UK/ˈsəːbdəm/

Serbdom noun: the Serbs, as a people, seen as constituting a unified cultural or political community.

Noun

Serbdom (uncountable)

  1. The Serbs, as a people, seen as constituting a unified cultural or political community.
    • In those dark times what consoled him was Serbdom, the comity of all Serbs who know their sacrifices and do not regret them.2003, William Jovanovich, The Temper of the West, page 106
    • The dilemma arose from what nationalists perceived as an intolerable disjuncture between the broad geographical extent of Serbdom—the imagined community of Serbs—and the Serbian state as a territorial homeland.2011, Gerard Toal, Carl T Dahlman, Bosnia Remade, page 53

Origin of Serbdom

From Serb + -dom.

Questions about Serbdom

What does Serbdom mean?
Serbdom means the Serbs, as a people, seen as constituting a unified cultural or political community.
What part of speech is Serbdom?
Serbdom is a noun.
How do you pronounce Serbdom?
Serbdom is pronounced /ˈsəːbdəm/ (UK).

Words near Serbdom in the dictionary

  1. Seraydarians
  2. Serb
  3. Serb.
  4. Serban
  5. Serbans
  6. Serbdom
  7. Serbhood
  8. Serbia
  9. Serbia and Montenegro
  10. Serbian
  11. Serbian Orthodox Church

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