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.

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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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Other Word Forms

• Bosnian adjective

Example Sentences

On the ground in Bosnia, we were handicapped daily by extremely contradictory and restrictive orders written back in the U.N.

From The Wall Street Journal

At least six people have died in weather-related incidents across Europe this week - five in France and one in Bosnia.

From BBC

At least six people have died in weather-related incidents across Europe this week -five in France and one in Bosnia.

From BBC

Five of those deaths were confirmed in France on Tuesday, while a woman died in Bosnia as heavy snow and rain sparked floods and power outages across the Balkans.

From Barron's

It will be held at 136 polling stations, out of around 2,160, Bosnia's central electoral commission said in a statement.

From Barron's