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Yugoslav a native or citizen of present or former Yugoslavia, or a descendant thereof; Yugoslavian. [2 definitions]
Yugoslavia formerly, a southeastern European country on the Balkan Peninsula. It is now divided into the independent republics of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, and Serbia.
Yukon a territory of northwestern Canada. [2 definitions]
Yukon River a river that flows from the Yukon territory in Canada through central Alaska to the Bering Sea.
yule (sometimes cap.) Christmas or the Christmas season.
yule log a large log that traditionally formed the foundation of the Christmas Eve fire.
yuletide (sometimes cap.) the Christmas holiday season. [2 definitions]
yummy (informal) very tasty or otherwise pleasing to the senses.
yum-yum delicious; tasty; excellent (used to express pleasure, esp. in the taste of food).
yup (informal) yes.
Yupik a member of an indigenous group of people inhabiting parts of Alaska and Siberia, or a descendant of this group.
yuppie (informal) any young urban professional who is ambitious, upwardly mobile, materialistic, faddish, or the like.
yurt a movable round tent of skins or felt, used esp. by nomads in parts of Asia.
YWCA abbreviation of "Young Women's Christian Association."
YWHA abbreviation of "Young Women's Hebrew Association."
z the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet. [3 definitions]
Zagreb the capital of Croatia.
Zaire former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, used from 1971 to 1997. [2 definitions]
zaire the former chief monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equaling one hundred makuta.
Zakynthos an island belonging to Greece, the third largest in the Ionian Sea.
Zambezi River a major river in southern Africa that flows through Zambia, Angola, and Mozambique before emptying into the Indian Ocean. It also touches the borders of Namibia and Botswana and flows along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.