Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to Serbia, its people, or their language: "Serbian" describes anything originating from or connected to the country of Serbia, its inhabitants, or the South Slavic language they speak.

2. Noun:

   • A person from Serbia: A "Serbian" is a native or inhabitant of Serbia.
   • The South Slavic language of Serbia: "Serbian" is the official language of Serbia, written in both the Cyrillic and Latin alphabets.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:

  • We enjoyed traditional Serbian food. (We enjoyed food originating from Serbia.)
  • She is a famous Serbian novelist. (She is a novelist who is from Serbia.)

• Noun (Person):

  • He is a Serbian living abroad. (He is a person from Serbia who lives in another country.)
  • Many Serbians speak English very well. (Many people from Serbia speak English very well.)

• Noun (Language):

  • I am learning Serbian. (I am learning the language of Serbia.)
  • Do you speak Serbian? (Do you speak the language of Serbia?)

Advanced Usage

• "Serbian Orthodox": Refers to the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian church in Serbia and the Serbian diaspora.
  • The Serbian Orthodox Church is an important cultural institution.

Variants and Related Words

• Serb (n): A synonym for a Serbian person.

  • He is a Serb from Belgrade.

• Serbo-Croatian (n): The pluricentric South Slavic language system that historically included standardized forms of Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin.

  • Linguists often discuss the history of Serbo-Croatian.

Synonyms

• Adjective: None that are exact. "From Serbia" is a descriptive phrase.
• Noun (Person): Serb.
• Noun (Language): None that are exact for the modern standard. Historically, it was part of Serbo-Croatian.

Related Phrases

• Serbian Cyrillic: The Cyrillic alphabet as used for the Serbian language.
  • Official documents in Serbia are often in Serbian Cyrillic.

Related Idioms

Adjective

1. of or relating to the people or language or culture of the region of Serbia

Noun

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