Serbian
Syllables: Ser·bi·an/ˈsɜː(ɹ).bi.ən/
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British[ˈsəː.bɪjən]
Serbian adjective: of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their language.
Adjective (1)
Serbian (comparative more Serbian, superlative most Serbian)
- Of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their language.
- Tuesday’s ICJ ruling relates specifically to what Serbian forces did in Croatia between 1991 and 1995.2015 February 3, Greg Botelho, “U.N. court: Serbs’ actions in Croatia not considered genocide”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2021
Noun
Serbian (countable and uncountable, plural Serbians)
- A native or inhabitant of Serbia.
- The violence began when Serbian troops went into Croatia ostensibly to aid armed ethnic Serbians trying to create their own autonomous states there.2015 February 3, Greg Botelho, “U.N. court: Serbs’ actions in Croatia not considered genocide”, in CNN, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2021
- A Serb.
- The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs.
- Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Serbia.
Adjective (2)
Serbian (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Serbia and Serbians.
- In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic.2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman
- Of or pertaining to Serbian language.
Serbian meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Serbian in Hindi
- person from Serbia — see also Serb
- सर्ब sarb
- the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- सर्बी sarbī, सर्बियाई sarbiyāī, सर्बियन sarbiyan
- pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- सर्बियाई sarbiyāī
Serbian in Tamil
- person from Serbia — see also Serb
- செர்பியர் cerpiyar
- pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- செர்பிய cerpiya
- pertaining to the Serbian language
- செர்பிய cerpiya
Serbian in Urdu
- person from Serbia — see also Serb
- سَرْوِیائی sarviyā'ī
- the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
- صربی sarbī
- pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- سربیائی sarbiyā'ī
Serbian in Bengali
- pertaining to Serbia and Serbians
- সার্বীয় śarbiẏo
More languagesFewer languages
- Serbian in Nepali
- सर्बियाली sarbiyālī
- Serbian in Pashto
- صرب serb
- Serbian in Tagalog
- Serbyo, Serbian
- Serbian in Arabic
- صِرْبِيّ ṣirbiyy, صِرْبِيَّة ṣirbiyya, الصِرْبِيَّة aṣ-ṣirbiyya
- Serbian in Malay
- bahasa Serbia, Serbia
- Serbian in Persian
- صربی serbi, صربستانی serbestâni
- Serbian in Thai
- ภาษาเซอร์เบียน, เซอร์เบีย səə-biia
- Serbian in Vietnamese
- người Xéc-bi, tiếng Xéc-bi, Xéc-bi
- Serbian in Myanmar
- ဆားဘီးယား hca:bhi:ya:
- Sindhi
- سَربِي sarbī
- Dzongkha
- སོདབ་ཁ sodb kha
Forms of Serbian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Serbian |
| superlative | most Serbian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Serbians |
Origin of Serbian
From Serb + -ian, or from Serbia + -an.
Words formed from Serbian
Phrases with Serbian
Questions about Serbian
- What does Serbian mean?
- Serbian means of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their language.
- What is Serbian in Hindi?
- Serbian in Hindi is सर्ब (sarb), सर्बियाई (sarbiyāī), सर्बी (sarbī). See Serbian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Serbian?
- Serbian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Serbian?
- Serbian is pronounced /ˈsɜː(ɹ).bi.ən/.
Words near Serbian in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Serbian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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