Serb

Person from Belgrade

A Serb is a member of the South Slavic ethnic group native to Serbia and neighboring Balkan regions.

Serbs share a common language (Serbian), predominantly Orthodox Christian heritage, and cultural traditions.

The term functions as both noun and adjective: a Serb nationalist, the Serb population of Bosnia.

Serbian is the more common adjective form.

culture

ćevapi

Grilled minced meat rolls

geography

Belgrade

Serbia's main city

  • KosovoPartially recognized Balkan state
  • DanubeMajor Central European river
  • TaraIrish feminine name
history

Yugoslavia

Former South Slav federation

Slobodan Milošević · Yugoslav Wars

identity

Cyrillic

Slavic alphabet system

homeland · diaspora · family · traditions · folklore · epics

language

Cyrillic

Slavic alphabet system

people

Novak Djokovic

Categories
Opposites
Balkan ethnic/national identity

SerbCroat

Slavic Balkan national

Croatian · Bosniak · Albanian · Kosovar · Slovene

Family

Serbia, Serbian, Serbs, Serbians, Serbo-Croatian

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