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English noun: Yugoslavia

1. Yugoslavia (location) a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro


SynonymsFederal Republic of Yugoslavia, Jugoslavija, Serbia and Montenegro, Union of Serbia and Montenegro


Instance hypernymEuropean country, European nation


Part holonymBelgrade, Beograd, capital of Serbia and Montenegro, Crna Gora, Danau, Danube, Danube River, Montenegro, Serbia, Srbija


Member holonymJugoslav, Jugoslavian, Yugoslav, Yugoslavian

2. Yugoslavia (location) a former country of southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea; formed in 1918 and named Yugoslavia in 1929; controlled by Marshal Tito as a communist state until his death in 1980


SamplesTito's Yugoslavia included Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro.


Instance hypernymEuropean country, European nation









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