unitarno

Unitарно is an adjective used in several South Slavic languages (e.g., Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian) and other linguistic contexts to denote something that is unitary, unified, or indivisible. Etymologically it traces to the Latin root related to "one" and parallels English unitary and French unitaire.

In political and administrative usage, unitarno describes a form of state organization in which central government holds primary authority and subnational units exercise powers delegated by the center. A unitary state contrasts with federal or confederate systems in the distribution of sovereignty, and the term often appears in legal and constitutional discussions (for example, unitarno uređenje, meaning unitary arrangement). Related concepts include centralization, devolution, and unitarism as a political stance favoring a single, cohesive authority.

Beyond politics, unitarno can be applied more generally to denote singularity or uniformity in organizational, social, or conceptual settings—indicating an integrated or non-divided structure. The word functions grammatically as an adjective and participates in derived forms that discuss the quality or ideology of unity. Usage varies by language and context, and it frequently appears in formal writing about governance, law, and institutional design.