Yugoslavia

geographical name

Yu·​go·​sla·​via ˌyü-gō-ˈslä-vē-ə 

ˌyü-gə-

variants or earlier Jugoslavia

1

former country in southern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula consisting of Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia

Note: Yugoslavia was established 1918 as a kingdom (the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes) and became a federal republic in 1945 with Belgrade as its capital.

2

see serbia and montenegro

Yugoslav

ˌyü-gō-ˈsläv 

-ˈslav;

ˈyü-gō-ˌsläv

adjective or noun

or Yugoslavian

ˌyü-gō-ˈslä-vē-ən 

-gə-