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Krajina

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[krah-yi-nuh] / ˈkrɑ jɪ nə /

noun

  1. a largely Serbian region in S Croatia, bordering on W Bosnia and Herzegovina.


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Most are concentrated in the country’s north-western Bosanska Krajina region as other regions in the ethnically divided nation refuse to accept them.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2020

IOM runs seven official migrant camps in the country, including five in Krajina, that now house nearly 7,000 people.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 30, 2020

Instead, decrying an alleged failure by other parts of the country to share the load of the lingering crisis, Krajina authorities recently begun emptying some of the existing reception centers there.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2020

Croatia contended genocide was committed in Vukovar and other towns in the Krajina region, starting in 1991 when Croatia seceded from Yugoslavia but Serbian separatists occupied almost one-third of Croatia.

From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2015

A subtle shift occurred when the Serbs began to re-populate Kosovo with Serbs displaced from the Krajina region.

From Terrorists and Freedom Fighters by Samuel Vaknin

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