Yugoslavia

IPA/jˌuːɡəslˈɑːviə/
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Yugoslavia — 名詞

1. a nation that existed in the Balkan peninsula of southern Europe from 1918 to th

1.名詞B1
釋義

南斯拉夫

巴爾幹半島上的前國家，由六個共和國組成

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.

例句

Yasmin's great-grandfather built a hotel in Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia, in the 1920s.

Yasmin 的曾祖父在 1920 年代於南斯拉夫首都貝爾格勒蓋了一間旅館。

capital of Yugoslavia + geography context

Renata spent a week at a beach resort on Yugoslavia's Adriatic coast in 1986.

Renata 在 1986 年到南斯拉夫亞得里亞海沿岸的度假村待了一週。

同義詞

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

❌Yugoslavia is a country in the Balkans.
✅Yugoslavia was a country in the Balkans.
💡The country no longer exists, so use past tense.
❌She went to Yugoslavia last summer.
✅She visited the former Yugoslavia last summer.
💡You cannot visit a country that no longer exists. Use 'former Yugoslavia' or name the specific modern country.

2. the former political federation of six South Slavic republics — Serbia, Croatia,

2.名詞B1
釋義

南斯拉夫

東南歐的前國家，先為王國後為社會主義聯邦

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.

例句

Professor Soraya traced Yugoslavia's path from a 1918 monarchy to a six-republic socialist federation.

Soraya 教授追溯了南斯拉夫從 1918 年的君主國演變為六個共和國的社會主義聯邦的歷程。

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.

Noor 研究了南斯拉夫在 1970 年代如何利用西方貸款在波士尼亞建造工廠。

同義詞

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.

常見錯誤

❌Yugoslavia is located in southeastern Europe.
✅Yugoslavia was located in southeastern Europe.
💡Always use past tense; the country no longer exists.