Dienvidslāvija

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Latvian[edit]

 Dienvidslāvija on Latvian Wikipedia
Dienvidslāvija (Eiropā)
Dienvidslāvijas karogs (1918-1941)
Dienvidslāvijas karogs (1945-1992)

Etymology[edit]

From dienvidslāvs (Southern Slav, Yugoslav) +‎ -ija, a calque of Serbo-Croatian Југославија (Jugoslavija), from the words југ (jug, south) and Славен, Словен (slaven, sloven, Slav).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Dienvidslāvija f (4th declension)

  1. (dated, before 1992) Yugoslavia (former country on the Balkan Peninsula, with Belgrade as its capital)
    Dienvidslāvijas karogsthe flag of Yugoslavia
    Dienvidslāvijas karithe wars of Yugoslavia
    Dienvidslāvijas sabrukumsthe disintegration of Yugolavia

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See also[edit]

former Yugoslav republics:
  • (dated term) Dienvidslāvija: