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Hercegovina

American  
[her-tse-gaw-vi-nah] / ˌhɛr tsɛˈgɔ vɪ nɑ /

noun

  1. Herzegovina.


Hercegovina British  
/ ˈhɛrtsɛɡɔvina /

noun

  1. a variant of Herzegovina

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Hercegovina and eastern Bosnia have always been predominantly Orthodox, Dalmatia and western Bosnia predominantly Roman Catholic.

From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Forbes, Nevill

O my darling, be not wrathful; Should I, myself, show my hot displeasure, All of Bosnia never could appease us, Not all Bosnia nor the Hercegovina.

From An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics by Various

Even Dalmatia, Bosnia, and the Hercegovina, where a three-languaged man is the rule, paled into insignificance.

From The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro by Wyon, Reginald

Later he conquered Albania and the southern parts of Serbia and what is now Montenegro and Hercegovina.

From The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey by Forbes, Nevill

The inhabitants of the Bocche and a large part of the population of Bosnia and the Hercegovina look to the Prince of Montenegro as their lawful ruler.

From The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro by Wyon, Reginald

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