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Serbo-croat (Noun)

Meaning

The Slavic language of the Serbs and Croats; the Serbian dialect is usually written in the Cyrillic alphabet and the Croatian dialect is usually written in the Roman alphabet.

Classification

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.

Examples

  • Serbo-Croat was the official language of Yugoslavia until the country's dissolution in the 1990s.
  • The language was taught in schools throughout the region, with Serbian students learning the Cyrillic alphabet and Croatian students learning the Roman alphabet.
  • Despite their differences, the Serbian and Croatian dialects of Serbo-Croat are mutually intelligible to a high degree.
  • The Serbo-Croat language has a rich literary tradition, with notable authors such as Ivo Andrić and Miroslav Krleža.
  • The use of Serbo-Croat as a lingua franca declined significantly after the breakup of Yugoslavia, as the newly independent countries promoted their own languages and dialects.

Synonyms

  • Serbo-Croatian

Hypernyms

  • Slavic Language
  • Slavonic
  • Slavonic Language
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