Yugoslav

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Yugoslav or Yugoslavian may refer to:

  • Yugoslavia, or any of the three historic states carrying that name:
    • Kingdom of Yugoslavia, a European monarchy which existed 1918–1945 (officially called "Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes" 1918–1929)
    • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or SFR Yugoslavia, a federal republic which succeeded the monarchy and existed 1945–1992
    • Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, or FR Yugoslavia, a new federal state formed by two successor republics of SFR Yugoslavia established in 1992 and renamed "Serbia and Montenegro" in 2003 before its dissolution in 2006
  • Yugoslavs, either as citizens of the former Yugoslavia, or people who self-identify as ethnic Yugoslavs
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian language, with "Yugoslav" proposed in 1861 and rejected as the legal name of the language by a decree of the Austrian Empire

People

  • Jugoslav Dobričanin (born 1956), Serbian politician
  • Jugoslav Lazić (born 1979), Serbian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper
  • Jugoslav Vasović (born 1974), Serbian retired water polo player who played for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  • Jugoslav Vlahović (born 1949), Serbian artist, illustrator, photographer, and former rock musician

See also