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yugoslavia
/ˌju.ɡəˈslɑ.vi.ə/
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What does yugoslavia mean?
proper noun
- (historical) A former country in Southeastern Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.
More meanings (4)
proper noun
- (historical) The Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a kingdom ruled by the House of Karađorđević which existed from 1918 to 1941.
- (historical) The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, a communist state which existed from 1945 to 1992.
- (historical) A former country in Southeastern Europe, a rump state formed by Serbia and Montenegro after 1992; in full, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- (historical) Serbia and Montenegro, after 2003 until 2006, when it disintegrated.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌju.ɡəˈslɑ.vi.ə/
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The political and economic disintegration of Yugoslavia, however, has led to severe short-term dislocations in production, employment, and trade ties.
For a variety of reasons, a number of other organizations have not yet taken action with regard to the membership of the former Yugoslavia.