If my Grandpa was from Yugoslavia, would I say he was Yugoslavian or Slavic? Haha, random I know.
2007-08-26 08:54:51 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Yugoslavia was a country that came into existence after World War I . It was invented by the American, British, and French leaders. It no longer exists. Before WW I the area was dominated by Austria, and before that by Turkey. He could be a Slovenian, Croatian, Serb, Albanian, Macedonian, etc. Actually most people in Eastern Europe speak some kind of Slavic language. The first three named above are considered Slavic people. It would probably be based on exactly where he came from, and how his last name was spelled.
I had a friend who was born here in the US, but his parents came from central Europe. All the people around them spoke German, but the people in this one valley spoke some Slavic language. My friend spoke this language, and he did not even know what it was called.
2007-08-26 10:34:53 · answer #1 · answered by Bibs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yugoslavia was made up on several groups.depending on parentage, religion and location your grandad could be called, Slavic, Serbian, Croatian, Kosavar, Macedonian, or Bosnian. Or all of the above, or none (he could have emigrated from Armenia, Turkey Austria Albania Germany, or Russia, refugees from all those countries wound up in Yugoslavia at some time in the last century)
2007-08-26 19:28:40 · answer #2 · answered by exnav138 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slavic
2007-08-26 16:04:11 · answer #3 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slavic is a broader term that covers many people of Eastern Europe. Yugoslavian is more specific--I would go with that.
2007-08-26 16:02:23 · answer #4 · answered by Steve-O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHAT THE HECK BOTH LOL
2007-08-26 16:55:36 · answer #5 · answered by reddjoker1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋