HyperDic: bosnia

English > 2 senses of the word Bosnia:
NOUNlocationBosniathe northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina
locationBosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovinaa mountainous republic of south-central Europe
Bosnia > pronunciation
Soundsbaa'zniyah
RhymesAbyssinia ... zinnia: 217 rhymes with iyah...
English > Bosnia: 2 senses > noun 1, location
MeaningThe northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Instance ofstate, provinceThe territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
Part ofBosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, BosniaA mountainous republic of south-central Europe
SpanishBosnia
CatalanBòsnia
English > Bosnia: 2 senses > noun 2, 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.
SynonymsBosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina
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
AdjectivesBosnianof or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of Bosnia

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