# yugoslav

**Pronunciation:** YUGOSLAV

**CEFR level:** B1

**Part of speech:** adjective

## Meaning

Yugoslav means of, relating to, or characteristic of Yugoslavia or Yugoslavs.

## Examples

- The writer described the response as yugoslav.
- A yugoslav tone can change the mood of a conversation.
- The situation became yugoslav after the announcement.

## Common patterns

- yugoslav + noun — Use yugoslav before a noun to describe that quality. — The writer described a yugoslav reaction.
- become yugoslav — Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — The discussion became yugoslav near the end.

## Collocations

- yugoslav behavior — The teacher calmly handled the yugoslav behavior.
- yugoslav tone — The email had an yugoslav tone.

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