federal republic of yugoslavia meaning and definition

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA noun

Definition of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (noun)

1. a mountainous republic in southeastern Europe bordering on the Adriatic Sea; formed from two of the six republics that made up Yugoslavia until 1992; Serbia and Montenegro were known as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until 2003 when they adopted the name of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro
   • synonyms: Jugoslavija, Serbia and Montenegro, Union of Serbia and Montenegro, Yugoslavia