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.

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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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Other Word Forms

• Herzegovinian adjective

Example Sentences

Craig Bellamy's team thrashed North Macedonia 7-1 this week to set up a Football World Cup play-off against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From Barron's

What is Wales' record against Bosnia and Herzegovina?

From BBC

Here is what we know about the harrowing claims of the so-called "weekend snipers" during the war that killed more than 100,000 people and left Bosnia and Herzegovina deeply scarred.

From Barron's

In the film and subsequent interviews, former Bosnia and Herzegovina army intelligence officer Edin Subasic said he had first heard claims about paid sniper shoots from a captured prisoner during the war in 1993.

From Barron's

Iceland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Czechs did it, too.

From BBC