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Yu•go•sla•vi•a
(yo̅o̅′gō slä′vē ə),USA pronunciation n.
Yu′go•slav′ic, adj.
- Place Namesa federal republic in S Europe: since 1992 comprised of Serbia and Montenegro. 10,573,928;
39,449 sq. mi. (102,173 sq. km).[Cap.:]Belgrade. - Place NamesFormerly (1918–29), Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. a republic in S Europe on the Adriatic: formed 1918 from the kingdoms of Serbia and Montenegro and part of Austria-Hungary;
a federal republic 1945-91 comprised of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.
Yu′go•slav′ic, adj.