# Yugoslavia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌjuː.ɡəˈslɑː.vɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #15,087

## Definitions
1. A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.
2. A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.
3. A former country in Southeast Europe in the Balkans, now split into 6 countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia.
4. A former country in Southeast Europe, a rump state formed by Serbia and Montenegro after 1992; in full, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
5. A former country in Southeast Europe, a rump state formed by Serbia and Montenegro after 1992; in full, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Jugoslavija, in turn from jug (“south”) and slavija (“Slavia, the land of the Slavs”). Literally, the land of the South Slavs. By surface analysis, Yugoslav + -ia.

## Easily confused with
- **Yugoslav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yugoslav-vs-yugoslavia)

## Common misspellings (14)
`uygoslavia`, `yguoslavia`, `yuggoslavia`, `yugolsavia`, `yugosalvia`, `yugoslaiva`, `yugoslavai`, `yugoslavvia`, `yugosllavia`, `yugoslvaia`, `yugosslavia`, `yugsolavia`, `yuogslavia`, `yyugoslavia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/yugoslavia