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Serbian

/ˈsɜː(ɹ).bi.ən/
[ˈsəː.bɪjən] British, Southern, Standard
/ˈsɜː.biː.ən/ Australia, UK
/ˈsɜɹ.bi.ən/ Canada, US
/ˈsøː.biː.ən/ New Zealand
/ˈsɛɾ.bi.ən/ Scotland
/ˈsɛɾ.bi.ʌn/ Scotland
/ˈsɜː(ɾ).biː.an/ India
/ˈsɛɾ.biː.an/ India
/ˈsəɾ.biː.an/ India

Rhymes with -sɜː(ɹ)bi.ən

adjective more Serbian · 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.

noun Serbians

countable 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.
countable A Serb.
uncountable The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs.
countable, historical, uncountable Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Serbia.

adjective

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.
not comparable Of or pertaining to Serbian language.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: serb, bosnian, yugoslavia, serbia, belgrade, tribe, ethnic, republika, serbie, serbs, svk, yugoslav, serbo, serbo-croatian, servian, danubian

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noun person from Serbia — see also Serb

Español	serbio, serbia, servio
한국어	세르비아인 sereubiain, 세르비아 사람 sereubia saram
日本語	セルビア人 serubiajin
中文	塞爾維亞人 /塞尔维亚人 sài'ěrwéiyàrén
हिन्दी	सर्ब sarb
Português	sérvio
Français	Serbe
Deutsch	Serbe, Serbin
Italiano	serbo, serba
Ελληνικά	Σέρβος Sérvos, Σέρβα Sérva
Română	sârb, sârbă, sârboaică
Русский	серб serb, се́рбка sérbka
Tiếng Việt	người Xéc-bi
العربية	صِرْبِيّ ṣirbiyy, صِرْبِيَّة ṣirbiyya
עברית	סרבי servi, סרבית servít

noun the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian

Español	serbio, servio
한국어	세르비아어 sereubia'eo
日本語	セルビア語 serubiago
中文	塞爾維亞語 /塞尔维亚语 Sài'ěrwéiyàyǔ
हिन्दी	सर्बी sarbī, सर्बियाई sarbiyāī, सर्बियन sarbiyan
Kiswahili	kiserbia
Português	sérvio
Français	serbe
Deutsch	Serbisch
Italiano	serbo
Ελληνικά	σερβικά serviká
Română	sârbă
Русский	се́рбский sérbskij, се́рбский язы́к sérbskij jazýk
Tiếng Việt	tiếng Xéc-bi
العربية	الصِرْبِيَّة aṣ-ṣirbiyya
עברית	סרבית serbít

adj pertaining to Serbia and Serbians

Español	serbio, servio
한국어	세르비아의 Sereubia-ui
日本語	セルビアの Serubia no
中文	塞爾維亞的 /塞尔维亚的 Sāi'ěrwéiyà de
हिन्दी	सर्बियाई sarbiyāī
Português	sérvio
Français	serbe
Deutsch	serbisch
Italiano	serbo
Ελληνικά	σερβικός servikós
Română	sârb, sârbesc
Русский	се́рбский sérbskij
Tiếng Việt	Xéc-bi
العربية	صِرْبِيّ ṣirbiyy
עברית	סרבי servi

adj pertaining to the Serbian language

Español	serbio, servio
Português	sérvio
Français	serbe
Deutsch	serbisch
Italiano	serbo
Română	sârb, sârbesc
Русский	се́рбский sérbskij

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@misc{serbian_2026,
  title = {Serbian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/serbian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}