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Definition of Bosnia-herzegovina

1. Noun. 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.

Definition of Bosnia-herzegovina

1. Proper noun. (alternative form of Bosnia and Herzegovina) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Bosnia-herzegovina

1. A country of eastern europe, formerly the province of bosnia in yugoslavia, uniting with the province of herzegovina to form the republic of bosnia and herzegovina in 1946. It was created 7 april 1992 as a result of the division of yugoslavia and recognised by the united states as an independent state. Bosnia takes is name from the river bosna, in turn from the indoeuropean root bhog, "current"; herzegovina is from the serbian herceg (duke) + -ov (the possessive) + -ina (country or territory). (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Bosnia-herzegovina

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

1. The Map of Europe by Treaty: Showing the Various Political and Territorial by Edward Hertslet (1891)
"Reforms in Bosnia, Herzegovina, mid Bulgaria. THE Powers who have undertaken in common the pacification of the East, and have with that view taken part in ..."

2. The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual by Josephus Nelson Larned, Augustus Hunt Shearer (1922)
"See bosnia-herzegovina. IA-HERZEGOVINA. — "Bosnia and ina are situated in the northwest corner Ikan Peninsula, bounded on the north by nian province of ..."

3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Edward Aloysius Pace (1922)
"In 1910, the agricultural population of Bosnia-Herzegovina was ... Two years after the annexation of Bosnia-Herzegovina to Austria, a constitution was ..."

4. The World and Yugoslavia's Wars by Richard Henry Ullman (1996)
"The Fate of Bosnia-Herzegovina Subsequently, the key issue became the fate of Bosnia-Herzegovina. On October 1, 1991, EC delegates had succeeded in getting ..."

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