Multiple choice general knowledge

What does Yugoslavia mean?

  1. The land of the rising sun

  2. The land of the midnight sun

  3. The land of the Southern Slavs

  4. The land of Yahoos

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Yugoslavia comes from the South Slavic words 'Jug' (South) and 'Slaveni' (Slavs), literally meaning 'land of the Southern Slavs'. The name referred to the union of South Slavic peoples in the Balkan region.