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Yugoslav

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 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 Yugoslav language: "Yugoslav", a name proposed in 1861 and rejected as the legal name of the Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian language by a decree of the Austrian Empire any of the languages of Yugoslavia

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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
  • Yugoslav language:

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
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