Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serbia

/ˈsɝ.bi.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
Ser-bi-a
IPA
/ˈsɝ.bi.ə/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

name

A geographic region of Southeastern Europe.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Serbia. By surface analysis, Serb + -ia.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsɝ.bi.ə/
  • British English: /ˈsɜː.bi.ə/

Inflected Forms

Servia (alternative, archaic)

Phrases

Socialist Republic of Serbia White Serbia Serbia and Montenegro

Frequently Paired Words

Serb Serbian Serbinization Kosovo Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Vojvodina Yugoslavia

Rhymes With

suburbia

Questions

How do you pronounce serbia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɝ.bi.ə/.
What does serbia mean?
A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.
Where does serbia come from?
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin Serbia. By surface analysis, Serb + -ia.

How to pronounce serbia

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