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Allusions & cultural references
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Kȍsovo | Kosovo — a historical region; in cultural reference, above all the 1389 battle and the epic cycle formed around it |
| Kȍsovskī bȏj | the Battle of Kosovo (1389), around which a whole epic cycle formed |
| Vȉdovdan | Vidovdan, 28 June, the feast day associated with the date of the Battle of Kosovo |
| cȁr Lázar | Prince Lazar, the ruler who died at the Battle of Kosovo and a central figure of the epic cycle |
| Mȉloš Òbilić | Miloš Obilić, the hero of the Kosovo epic, the image of the warrior who kept his vow |
| Kȍsōvka dèvōjka | the Maiden of Kosovo, the figure of mercy in the epic song of that name |
| Mȃjka Jȕgovīćā | the Mother of the Jugovići, the epic image of maternal grief and endurance |
| Mȃrko Kràljević | Marko Kraljević, the central hero of Serbian epic song |
| hàjdūk | a hajduk, the outlaw-rebel figure of the Ottoman era and of folk epic |
| Karàđōrđe | Karađorđe, leader of the First Serbian Uprising of 1804 |
| Pȑvī sȓpskī ùstanak | the First Serbian Uprising of 1804 |
| Svȇtī Sáva | Saint Sava, the first Serbian archbishop; Savindan is the schools' feast day |
| Hilàndar | Hilandar, the Serbian monastery on Mount Athos, founded in the twelfth century |
| Stùdenica | Studenica, the medieval monastery in Serbia, a UNESCO World Heritage site |
| Bȇlī ȃnđeo | the White Angel, the fresco at Mileševa monastery and the best-known image of Serbian medieval art |
| Nìkola Tȅsla | Nikola Tesla, the engineer of alternating current; Belgrade's airport and a museum carry his name |
| Mihàjlo Pùpin | Mihajlo Pupin, the physicist and inventor who worked on telephony in the United States |
| Milùtin Milánković | Milutin Milanković, the astronomer after whom the orbital cycles are named |
| Nòvāk Đȍković | Novak Đoković, the tennis player, often simply Nole in speech |
| Crvèna zvézda | Crvena zvezda, the Belgrade sports club; its fans are zvezdaši |
| Partìzan | Partizan, the other Belgrade club; its fans are grobari |
| vȅčitī dȅrbi | the eternal derby, the match between Crvena zvezda and Partizan |
| ìnāt | spite, defiant stubbornness |
| gȕsle | the gusle, a one-stringed bowed instrument (plural only) |
| slȁva | slava (patron saint day) |
| ćirìlica | the Cyrillic script, one of the two Serbian alphabets |
| Drína | the Drina, the river known culturally through Andrić's novel |
| Àvala | Avala, the hill outside Belgrade with its tower, a standard Sunday outing |
| Àda Cigànlija | Ada Ciganlija, Belgrade's river island and beach, simply Ada in speech |
| Knȇz Mihàilova | Knez Mihailova, Belgrade's main pedestrian street |
| Teràzije | Terazije, the central square of Belgrade (plural only) |
| Đèrdap | Đerdap |
| òpānci | opanci, the traditional leather shoes with a curled toe (plural; singular opanak) |
| šàjkača | the šajkača, the traditional Serbian cap with its V-shaped crown |
| šljȉvovica | šljivovica, plum rakija, the most widespread kind (from šljiva, a plum) |
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