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  1. Why did Servia become Serbia? - English Language & Usage Stack …

    Aug 27, 2015 · 3 Servia was the medieval Latin spelling of Serbia according to Etynomline. Servia: Historical English term, taken from Greek language, used in relation with Serbia, Serbs …

  2. etymology - Origins of "schoolboy error" - English Language

    Aug 13, 2016 · From " Books of the Quarter Suitable for Reading-Societies," in The National Review (April 1861): Serbski Pesme; or National Songs of Servia. By Owen Meredith. …

  3. phrases - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Nov 1, 2017 · In J. D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, chapter 6, Holden, who is worried sick because one of his school mates, Stradlater, some kind of sexual predator, went on a date …