Serbo-Croat

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Ser·bo-Cro·at / ˈsərbō ˈkrōˌät; ˈkrōt/ (also Ser·bo-Cro·a·tian / krōˈāshən/ ) • n. the South Slavic language spoken in Serbia, Croatia, and elsewhere in the former Yugoslavia. Serbo-Croat is generally classed as one language, but comprises two closely similar forms: Serbian, written in the Cyrillic alphabet, and Croat, written in the Roman alphabet.• adj. of or relating to this language.

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