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

Italy’s national soccer team failed to qualify for the World Cup for a third consecutive time after a penalty shootout loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From The Wall Street Journal

Given the gut-wrenching nature of their penalty shootout defeat against Bosnia, it was understandable that many of them couldn't stomach this fixture.

From BBC

Wales head coach Bellamy is not trying to hide the fact that he and his players are still processing the "heartbreak" of their penalty shootout defeat at home to Bosnia.

From BBC

Bosnia was a case in point, with some supporters critical of the substitutions made as Wales lost control of the game - and their destiny - in a key period.

From BBC

Bosnia were allowed to grow into the game, equalised from a late corner and won the shootout, leaving Wales to pick up the pieces after missing out on a second successive major tournament on penalties.

From BBC