HyperDic: bosnia_and_herzegovina

English > 1 sense of the expression Bosnia and Herzegovina:
NOUNlocationBosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosniaa mountainous republic of south-central Europe
English > Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and then a part of Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began ethnic cleansing in order to rid Bosnia of its Croats and Muslims.
SynonymsRepublic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia
Instance ofEuropean country, European nationAny one of the countries occupying the European continent
PartsBosniaThe northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina
SarajevoCapital and largest city of Bosnia
SpanishBosina y Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia y Hercegovina
CatalanBòsnia i Hercegovina, Bòsnia

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