serb

/sə:b/ Cách viết khác : (Serbian) /'sə:bjən/

Thân thiện

A Serbian dancer performs a traditional folk dance in colorful attire.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries: A person belonging to a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans, primarily associated with Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia.
   • A person of Serbian nationality or descent: An individual who is a citizen of Serbia or identifies with Serbian heritage and culture.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • He is a Serb who grew up in Belgrade.
  • Many Serbs live in the region known as the Balkans.

Advanced Usage

• "The Serb": Can be used to refer to a specific, known Serbian individual or as a representative example.
  • The Serb argued passionately for the preservation of historical sites.
• Used in historical or demographic contexts to discuss the group collectively.
  • The Serbs have a rich tradition of epic poetry.

Variants and Related Words

• Serbian (adj): Of or relating to Serbia, its people, or their language.
  • She studies Serbian history.
• Serbian (n): The South Slavic language spoken by Serbs; a person who is Serbian.
  • He speaks fluent Serbian.
• Serbia (n): The country in southeastern Europe which is the primary national state of the Serb people.

Synonyms

• Serbian: (When used as a noun) A person from Serbia or of Serbian ethnicity. This is often used interchangeably with "Serb," though "Serb" is more specific to ethnicity, while "Serbian" can refer to nationality.
• Slav: A member of the larger ethnic and linguistic group to which Serbs belong. (This is a broader, less specific term.)

Related Phrases

• Ethnic Serb: A phrase used to specify Serbian ethnic identity, often in contexts involving populations outside Serbia or in multi-ethnic regions.
  • He is an ethnic Serb from Bosnia.

Related Idioms

(There are no common English idioms that specifically and exclusively feature the word "Serb." Discussions involving Serbs typically use the term directly in descriptive or historical contexts.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a member of a Slavic people who settled in Serbia and neighboring areas in the 6th and 7th centuries

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Serbian
• Serb