dienvidslāvs

Latvian

noun
Definitions
  • a (male) southern Slav, a member of one of the southern Slavic peoples (Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Montenegrins, Macedonians, Bulgarians)
  • (genitive plural) south Slavic, pertaining to the south Slavic peoples
  • (dated sense) a (male) citizen of the former Yugoslavia
  • (dated sense) Yugoslav, Yugoslavian pertaining to Yugoslavia and its peoples

Etymology

Compound from Latvian dienvidi (south) + Latvian slāvs (Slav).

Origin

Latvian

slāvs

Gloss

Slav

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