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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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In the months since, Aktor and its joint venture have signed memorandums of understanding and commercial agreements with gas companies in Bulgaria, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Romania.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

At the next day’s conference, Aktor’s joint venture signed new MOUs with gas companies in Bulgaria, Ukraine, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Orange extreme heat warnings are in force through Saturday in Spain, southern France, Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Serbia.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

During all this time, his reputation grew, his wartime leadership immortalised in murals around Republika Srpska -- the Serbian entity within Bosnia.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Although Zlata’s book sheds light on the problems occurring in Bosnia, it wasn’t until she left that she realized the magnitude of this war.

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