Serbian Argentines or Serb Argentines (; ) refers to Argentine citizens of ethnic

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia ...

descent or a

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-born person who resides in

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

. Although today Serbia and Montenegro are different countries, it is difficult to account separately the immigration flow from each of them, since the majority declares as Serbs. There are estimated 5,000 or 30,000 people of Serbian and Montenegrin origin living in Argentina today. They mostly originate from the territories of today’s Montenegro and

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(Dalmatia), and, to a lesser extent, from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. They live in different regions of Argentina, but mostly in the provinces Chaco, Buenos Aires and Santa Fe. The research (Ethnographic Institute of the SASA) demonstrated that this

diaspora A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of birth, place of origin. The word is used in reference to people who identify with a specific geographic location, but currently resi ...

is very much emotionally bounded to its ethnic origin, even though they are greatly assimilated. They are frequently unable to clearly define their ethnic identity, and thus a great number of them use the term “our” to refer to their origin, language, culture, and community. Anyway, members of this diaspora consider themselves both as an integral part of Serbian people and loyal citizens of Argentina. Only a small number of immigrant descendants use

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. Some of homeland clubs, founded by first generations of emigrants in late 19th and early 20th century are still active and represent places where emigrants and their descendants gather. As much as modern life allows them nowadays, this diaspora make efforts to gather at homeland clubs to satisfy specific cultural needs. It is important to mention that Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires also plays important role of these people, it's usually their connection with the spiritual and cultural heritage.

Notable people

;Expatriates *

Milan Stojadinović Milan Stojadinović ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Стојадиновић; 4 August 1888 – 26 October 1961) was a Serbs, Serbian and Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav politician and economist who was the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia from 1935 to 1939. ...

, Serbian politician, emigrated to Argentina in the 1940s ;By descent * Marcos Milinkovic, volleyball player * Capitanich Popovich Jorge, Argentinian politician (Montenegrin) * Geraldine Zivic, actress *

Miguel Avramovic Miguel Avramovic (born 18 July 1981 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rugby union footballer currently playing for SU Agen, Agen in the Top 14. He has also played for Worcester Warriors in the English Premiership (rugby union), Premiership. He u ...

, rugby player * Paola Vukojicic, field hockey goalkeeper * Marcelo Burzac, football player

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*Argentinian Serbs (Аргентински Срби) or Serbs in Argentina (Срби у Аргентини)

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Inmigrantes Serbios en America Latina
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Argentina–Serbia relations

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

Notable people

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