Yugoslavia

[ˌjuɡoˈslɑviə]

Definition

(noun.) a former country of southeastern Europe bordering the Adriatic Sea; formed in 1918 and named Yugoslavia in 1929; controlled by Marshal Tito as a communist state until his death in 1980; 'Tito's Yugoslavia included Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro'.

Edited by Cary--From WordNet