Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia — noun
1. a nation that existed in the Balkan peninsula of southern Europe from 1918 to th
a nation that existed in the Balkan peninsula of southern Europe from 1918 to the early 2000s, made up of six republics: Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia.
Yasmin's great-grandfather built a hotel in Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia, in the 1920s.
capital of Yugoslavia + geography context
Renata spent a week at a beach resort on Yugoslavia's Adriatic coast in 1986.
Slovenia was the first republic to leave Yugoslavia, declaring its independence in 1991.
Christopher learned that Tito's Yugoslavia refused to join the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact in 1968.
In 1990, the leaders of Yugoslavia's six republics debated their cultural differences at a tense summit in Sarajevo.
- the former Yugoslavia
A common modern way to refer to the territory; specifies that the country no longer exists.
- the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The official name from 1945 to 1992; very formal and historical.
文法句型
Yugoslavia + verb (singular)
用法筆記
Yugoslavia is always written with a capital letter. It is now a historical term — the country no longer exists. Use past tense when referring to it.
常見錯誤
2. the former political federation of six South Slavic republics — Serbia, Croatia,
the former political federation of six South Slavic republics — Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Montenegro, and Macedonia — that shared a single government in southeastern Europe from 1918 until the early 1990s.
Professor Soraya traced Yugoslavia's path from a 1918 monarchy to a six-republic socialist federation.
traced + path from monarchy to socialist federation for political evolution narrative
Noor researched how Yugoslavia's factories in Bosnia were built with Western loans during the 1970s.
Yugoslavia's football team lost to Argentina in the 1990 World Cup semi-final in Florence.
Élise's uncle recalled riding the Belgrade tram to school every morning in Yugoslavia.
General Kadijević commanded a huge European army from Belgrade's Yugoslav defense ministry in the 1980s.
- the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Refers specifically to the monarchy period (1918–1945).
- the Yugoslav federation
Emphasizes the federal structure; common in political discussion.
文法句型
Yugoslavia + verb (singular)
用法筆記
This sense overlaps with the geographical sense but focuses on Yugoslavia as a historical political entity rather than a place on the map. Distinguish from sense 1 (BALKAN COUNTRY) by context: when the emphasis is on the country's political history, institutions, or time period, use this sense.