yugoslavia

/jˌuɡoʊslˈɑviə/ · 5 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
2. a former country of southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea; formed in 1918 and named Yugoslavia in 1929; controlled by Marshal Tito as a communist state until his death in 1980
   “Tito's Yugoslavia included Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro”

Synonyms for yugoslavia

• Serbia and Montenegro
• Union of Serbia and Montenegro
• Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
• Jugoslavija

Words that rhyme with yugoslavia

• avia
• bellavia
• davia
• favia