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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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The US has diplomatic relations with 167 of the 178 UN members - the exceptions are Angola, Bhutan, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Slovenia, and Vietnam.

From The 1992 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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 Nevill Forbes

The press of Austria-Hungary magnified the importance of this agitation in order to justify abroad the pressing need for the formal annexation of Bosnia and Hercegovina.

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

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

The Porte's remonstrances were met with a curt demand for the cession of Hercegovina, and Prince Nicolas published at the same time an offensive and defensive alliance with Servia.

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

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