NOUN | location | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia | a mountainous republic of south-central Europe |
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Meaning | A 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. | |
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Synonyms | Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia | |
Instance of | European country, European nation | Any one of the countries occupying the European continent |
Parts | Bosnia | The northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina |
Sarajevo | Capital and largest city of Bosnia | |
Spanish | Bosina y Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia y Hercegovina | |
Catalan | Bòsnia i Hercegovina, Bòsnia |
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