ropstvo

1. slavery
   Ropstvo je u Americi ukinuto 1865. godine. — Slavery in America was abolished in 1865.
2. (of a nation, country) subjugation; foreign rule
   Srbija je vekovima bila pod turskim ropstvom. — Serbia was under Turkish rule for centuries.
3. (figurative) bondage; enslavement
   Taj kredit je za nas pravo ropstvo. — That loan is real bondage for us.
4. (especially wartime captivity) captivity
   Deda je proveo tri godine u ropstvu u Nemačkoj. — Grandpa spent three years in captivity in Germany.