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Herzegovina

American  
[her-tsuh-goh-vee-nuh] / ˌhɛr tsə goʊˈvi nə /

noun

  1. a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary 1878–1914; now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.


Herzegovina British  
/ ˌhɜːtsəɡəʊˈviːnə /

noun

  1. a region in Bosnia-Herzegovina: originally under Austro-Hungarian rule; became part of the province of Bosnia-Herzegovina (1878), which was a constituent republic of Yugoslavia (1946–92)

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Orange extreme heat warnings are in force through Saturday in Spain, southern France, Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as Serbia.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Probably because this time what he sought to overturn — discipline stemming from Balogun’s accidental contact in the United States’ victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina — actually was unjust.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

He scored twice in the opener against Paraguay before giving the U.S. the lead in its first knockout game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

The U.S. made World Cup history last week, becoming one of the tournament’s final 16 teams for the first time in decades after beating Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–0.

From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2026

To the east was Stephen Dusan the Great, who styled himself Emperor of Servia, Greece, and Bulgaria, and who had shown himself unfriendly since the union of Herzegovina with Bosnia.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea

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