Serbism
Serbism noun: a linguistic feature of Serbian language, especially a Serbian idiom or phrasing that appears in some other language.
Noun
Serbism (countable and uncountable, plural Serbisms)
- A linguistic feature of Serbian language, especially a Serbian idiom or phrasing that appears in some other language.
- An attitude, custom, or other feature that is characteristic for Serbs.
- Esteem for and emulation of cultural and ethnic heritage of Serbs.
- Synonyms:
- Serbophilia
- Nationalistic ideology declaring that being a Serb should be the highest cultural or political priority.
- In the meantime, Serb professors and diplomats were affirming the integral Serbism of Bulgarian Macedonia, and thus peacefully paving the way for war.1935, Henri Pozzi, Black Hand Over Europe: Consisting of War is Coming Again
- "A battle lost to the Bulgarians in Macedonia will be for Serbia and Serbism the Kosovo Battle lost a second time round.1979, Lazo Mojsov, The Macedonian Historical Themes
Synonyms of Serbism
Forms of Serbism
| plural | Serbisms |
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Origin of Serbism
From Serb + -ism.
Questions about Serbism
- What does Serbism mean?
- Serbism means a linguistic feature of Serbian language, especially a Serbian idiom or phrasing that appears in some other language.
- What part of speech is Serbism?
- Serbism is a noun.
- What is the plural of Serbism?
- The plural of Serbism is Serbisms.
Words near Serbism in the dictionary
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