Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
or Bos·ni·a-Her·ze·go·vi·na or Bos·ni·a-Her·ce·go·vi·na (bŏz′nē-ə-hĕrt′sə-gō′vē-nə, -gō-vē′-, hûrt′-) Commonly known as Bosnia A country of the northwest Balkan Peninsula. It was a constituent republic of Yugoslavia from 1946 to 1991, when it declared its independence. In 1992 the country erupted in war among Serb, Bosniak, and Croat factions. A peace agreement was reached in November 1995 by Balkan leaders in Dayton, Ohio, which called for the creation of two substates, a Croat-Bosniak federation to govern one half of the country and a Bosnian Serb republic to constitute the other half, united under a newly created national presidency, assembly, court, and central bank.
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Bos′nia and Herzegovi′na
n.
a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 3,482,495; 19,741 sq. mi. (51,129 sq. km). Cap.: Sarajevo.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() Bosnia - the northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina Sarajevo - capital and largest city of Bosnia; scene of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in 1914 which precipitated World War I |
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Translations
Босна и Херцеговина
Bosna a Hercegovina
Bosnien-Hercegovina
Bosnia ja Hertsegoviina
Bosnia ja Hertsegovina
Bosna i Hercegovina
Bosznia és HercegovinaBosznia-Hercegovina
Bosnia-Herzegovina
ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ
보스니아 헤르체코비나
Bosnija ir Hercegovina
Bosnia-HercegovinaBosnia og Herzegovina
Bósnia e HerzegovinaBósnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia şi Herţegovina
Bosna a Hercegovina
Bosnien och Hercegovina
ประเทศบอสเนียและเฮอร์เซโกวีน่า
Bosna HersekBosna-Hersek
Bosnia và Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
n → Bosnien und Herzegowina nt
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
→ البوسْنَة والهِرْسِك Bosna a Hercegovina Bosnien-Hercegovina Bosnien-Herzegowina Βοσνία και Ερζεγονβίνη Bosnia y Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia ja Hertsegovina Bosnie-Herzégovine Bosna i Hercegovina Bosnia ed Erzegovina ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ 보스니아 헤르체코비나 Bosnië en Herzegovina Bosnia og Herzegovina Bośnia i Hercegowina Bósnia e Herzegovina Босния и Герцеговина Bosnien och Hercegovina ประเทศบอสเนียและเฮอร์เซโกวีน่า Bosna-Hersek Bosnia và Herzegovina 波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维纳Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009