Serbo-Croatian

/ˌsɜː(ɹ)bəʊkɹəʊˈeɪʃən/

Serbo-Croatian

English Noun
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Definition

A person of Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, or Montenegrin ethnicity or descent.

Etymology

From Serbo- + Croatian.

Example Sentences

  • "These conditions exist to some extent among other foreigners, but are not as prevalent among other nationalities in Johnstown as among the Serbo-Croatians."
  • "Of 41 members of the Dalmatian Diet, only 6 were Italians, elected all in the town of Zadar, in consequence of the censitary and curial system of elections, and 35 were Serbo-Croatians. All the deputies sent to the Vienna Parliament were Serbo-Croatians."
  • "There was a respectable smattering of Italians, a few Poles and Germans, one Serbo-Croatian, and an Englishman named Bill Bishop, whose sidekick I became."
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