pobjeda

Pobjeda is a noun in Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, and Serbian that means victory. It is a feminine noun used to describe success in a wide range of contexts, including competitions, military engagements, sports results, elections, and other endeavors. The term is derived from a Slavic root related to winning and is cognate with similar words in related languages, such as the Russian pobeda (победа).

In everyday language, pobjeda appears in phrases such as pobjeda na izborima (an election victory), ostvariti pobjedu (to achieve victory), and zabilježiti pobjedu (to record a victory). The word is also used as a proper name in some contexts.

Notable uses of the term as a proper noun include the Montenegrin daily newspaper Pobjeda, published in Podgorica. The publication has played a prominent role in Montenegrin media history and remains a reference point in discussions of the region’s press. The name is also used by various organizations, sports clubs, and events across the former Yugoslavia to evoke the idea of victory.

In Cyrillic script, the word is written as победа in Serbian and Montenegrin contexts, reflecting the same meaning and etymology found in the Latin-script form pobjeda. Overall, pobjeda functions as both a common noun denoting success and as a cultural symbol invoked in titles and names.