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serbs

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for serbs.

Editorial note

Certainly not the ultra wealthy Serbs and Croats, you couldn't possibility mean the wealthy Al Queda groups or the fabulously wealthy Taliban groups.

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Quick take

a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of serbs gathered in one view.

N

a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for serbs.

N

a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language.

Example sentences

1

Certainly not the ultra wealthy Serbs and Croats, you couldn't possibility mean the wealthy Al Queda groups or the fabulously wealthy Taliban groups.

2

One only needs to check on the rights of Serbs who are outside their ghettos our country.

3

Including 200+ Serbs volunteers/mercenaries (Russians helped Serbs back in similar way in similar war in 199x) >the actions of Russia are without question much worse than any of the actions taken by the US.

4

Then they lied through their teeth when they used the victims of the retaliatory attacks of the Serbs to justify the bombings.

5

Sarajevo was also a beautiful city until the Orthodox Serbs destroyed it.

6

Go tell the civilians in Novi Sad (which is ethnically Hungarian) that destroying their city was justified because of what ethnical Serbs were doing in Kosovo.

7

The Serbs didn't break into American homes and rape/kill anyone.

8

It wasn't welcomed by Serbs in Bosnia (they didn't start rebelion just to replace one occupying force with another one), it wasn't welcomed by Bosnian Muslims.

9

Essentially, Serbia and Montenegro, plus ethnic Serbs elsewhere 2.

10

I thought the Serbs tracked the F117 they shot mostly by sight?

11

And after 1974 constitution in some way they had more rights than Serbs as while Kosovo was part of the Serbia it was also firsthand part of the federal state.

12

I always start shaking my head when either Croats or Serbs tell me that they speak different languages, because frankly, I can't even tell them apart.

Quote examples

1

But Scottish independence referendum will take place, so I'm confused again - are the Scots or the Serbs "special case".

2

And if you take a close look on that final result - just replace Serbs with Albanians in the previous sentence and you get instant switch from "stabilization" to war crimes.

3

Last week British FM said that "there can be no more re-drawing of borders in the Balkans" meaning that Bosnian Serbs cannot secede from Bosnia no matter what referendum results will be (of course there's no chance in hell to even hold a referendum as West will not allow that).

4

From the Serbian viewpoint, the USA could be seen as the party "breaking in" and killing civilians from the air (sure "collateral damage", but when it is your family beneath the rubble, I am sure it is a fine distinction) and the Serbs as the ones "fighting back".

Proper noun examples

1

The most interesting point was how CIA was arming Albanians and encouraging them to provoke the Serbs.

2

They feel a deep connection to the fate of the Bosnian Muslims and have yet to forgive the Serbs.

3

Until his last day he was loyal to the king, the kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenians later to be Yugoslavia.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use serbs in a sentence?

Certainly not the ultra wealthy Serbs and Croats, you couldn't possibility mean the wealthy Al Queda groups or the fabulously wealthy Taliban groups.

What does serbs mean?

a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language.

What part of speech is serbs?

serbs is commonly used as N.