preporod

1. revival; rebirth
   Stari deo grada doživljava pravi preporod. — The old part of town is experiencing a real revival.
   Taj odmor je za mene bio pravi preporod. — That holiday was a real rebirth for me.
2. (in history) national revival
   Vuk Karadžić je ključna figura srpskog preporoda. — Vuk Karadžić is a key figure of the Serbian national revival.

The European Renaissance is usually called renesansa.