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Updated June 2026
A former country in Southeast Europe that existed from 1918 to 1992, later continuing as a federation until 2003. The nation eventually dissolved into several independent countries including Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro.
“My grandparents emigrated from Yugoslavia before the country's dissolution in the 1990s.”
/juːɡəˈslɑːvi.ə/
yu·go·sla·vi·a
Proper noun not typically used; contains Y and multiple vowels
Worth 15 points; may not be allowed as a proper noun in standard play
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