Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serbdom

/ˈsəːbdəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: serb-dom
IPA: /ˈsəːbdəm/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Serbs, as a people, seen as constituting a unified cultural or political community.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In those dark times what consoled him was Serbdom, the comity of all Serbs who know their sacrifices and do not regret them."
"The dilemma arose from what nationalists perceived as an intolerable disjuncture between the broad geographical extent of Serbdom—the imagined community of Serbs—and the Serbian state as a territorial homeland."
"Serbia had needed the nationalist networks in the past and would depend on them again when the moment came, as Pašić knew it some day would, to redeem Bosnia and Herzegovina for Serbdom."

Etymology

From Serb + -dom.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Serb

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈsəːbdəm/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

Serbhood Serbism Serbness

Questions

How do you pronounce serbdom?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsəːbdəm/.
What does serbdom mean?: The Serbs, as a people, seen as constituting a unified cultural or political community.
Where does serbdom come from?: From Serb + -dom.

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