Bosnia

[ boz-nee-uh ]

/ ˈbɒz ni ə /

noun

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

Related forms

Bos·ni·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for bosnia

There were stories of distant strife, in Bosnia, Rwanda, and Northern Ireland, and those stories had the whiff of a different era.
The Best Columns of 2014|John Avlon, Errol Louis|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These formations streamed from Rwanda with the same hopeless shuffle as they did from Bosnia and now as they do from Syria.
The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In that incident, a group of DynCorp employees working as peacekeepers in Bosnia were accused of sex trafficking by a colleague.
The Real Winner of the Afghan War Is This Shady Military Contractor|Jacob Siegel|April 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Darfur, the Fur, Zaghawa, and Massaleit peoples have been targeted by the Sudan government, as were Muslims in Bosnia.
Still a Problem From Hell, Two Decades After Rwanda|John Prendergast|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The court cleared Serbia in 2007 of committing genocide after the fall of Srebrenica in eastern Bosnia.
Serbia and Croatia’s Competing Genocide Claims|Adam LeBor|March 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Servia sympathized with her fellow-countrymen in Bosnia—that was one of her crimes.
New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2|Various
Austria was to be propitiated by the cession of Bosnia and Serbia.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay|Lord Eversley
Discussion of this problem, however, is impossible at present, because it concerns not only Austria but also Hungary and Bosnia.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918|Various
It was just on the line between Bosnia and Servia and the geography said it was the chief city in Bosnia.
Robin|Frances Hodgson Burnett
Bosnia and Herzegovina, being Mohammedan countries, have harems and the restricted views of harem life.
The Modern Woman's Rights Movement|Kaethe Schirmacher

British Dictionary definitions for bosnia

Bosnia

/ (ˈbɒznɪə) /

noun

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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