Definition of Bosnian

1. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of Bosnia.

Derivative terms: Bosnia
Partainyms: Bosnia-herzegovina

Definition of Bosnian

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country in the former Yugoslavia, in southeastern Europe. ¹

2. Noun. A person from Bosnia and Herzegovina. ¹

3. Proper noun. The South Slavic language spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bosnian

Boskop man
Bosman rule
Bosman rules
Bosman ruling
Bosman rulings
Bosna
Bosna i Hercegovina
Bosnia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia and Hercegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosniac
Bosniacs
Bosniak
Bosniaks
Bosnian
Bosnians
Bosox
Bosphorus
Bosporian
Bosporus
Bosporus Bridge
Boston
Boston Harbor
Boston Mess
Boston Tea Party
Boston baked beans
Boston brahmin
Boston brown bread
Boston bull

Literary usage of Bosnian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. War Crimes in Bosnia-Hercegovina by Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.), Ivana Nizich, Helsinki Watch (1993)
"From April to August, bosnian-held areas in southeastern regions of the country were heavily besieged by Serbian troops. In August, bosnian forces in the ..."

2. Civil and Political Rights in Croatia by Ivana Nizich, Željka Markić, Jeri Laber (1995)
"Watch/Helsinki,96 bosnian Croat refugees also were told that they had to leave the hotels but those who did not leave were allowed to remain. ..."

3. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1876)
"On the other side is a group of bosnian men and women. After this first discovery, by dint of sending messages and letters along the frontier among the ..."

4. Through Bosnia and the Herzegóvina on Foot During the Insurrection, August by Arthur Evans (1876)
"The Book of Arms of the Old bosnian Nobility'—Escutcheon of Czar Dushan— Shield of ... Descendants of bosnian Kings and Nobles—The Ancient Lords of ..."

5. The American Library Annual: Including Index to Dates of Current Events (1915)
"The Servian army is reported to have reached Sarajevo, the bosnian capital. Ag 11 Combined Servian and Montenegrin armies are operating in Bosnia, ..."

6. Human Rights Watch World Report 1997 by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch Staff (1996)
"A small number of bosnian Serbs (at least eighteen) captured by Croatian army ... Episodic violence continued to plague bosnian-government- controlled ..."

7. Travels in the Slavonic Provinces of Turkey-in-Europe by Georgina Muir Mackenzie, Adelina Paulina Irby (1877)
"THE bosnian BORDERS. " Little heart! do not got angry with me; For if I were to get angry with thee All Bosnia and Herzegovina Could not make peace between ..."

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