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Bosnia

American  
[boz-nee-uh] / ˈbɒz ni ə /

noun

  1. a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Bosnia British  
/ ˈbɒznɪə /

noun

  1. a region of central Bosnia-Herzegovina: belonged to Turkey (1463–1878), to Austria-Hungary (1879–1918), then to Yugoslavia (1918–91)

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Flight miles for Bosnia and Herzegovina’s three group stage matches with two trips to the West Coast and one to Ontario.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s match locations are the most spread out of any team with two trips to the West Coast and one to Ontario.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Bosnia and Herzegovina at noon and U.S. vs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

US and European officials failed to agree by Thursday on a top international envoy for keeping the peace in Bosnia after two days of meetings, outgoing high representative Christian Schmidt confirmed.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

When he was done talking about his experience in Bosnia, I wanted to know something.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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