Bosnia

[ boz-nee-uh ]

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.

Other words from Bosnia

  • Bos·ni·an, adjective

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Bosnia

/ (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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