Dictionary - Definition of Bosnia-Herzegovina


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. 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.[Wordnet].
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Specialty Definition: Bosnia-Herzegovina

Domain	Definition
Health	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 recognized 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). (references)
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Topics by Level of Interest: Bosnia-Herzegovina
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List of birds of Bosnia-Herzegovina	62	List of birds of Bosnia-Herzegovina	62
Military of Bosnia-Herzegovina	45	List of Bosnia-Herzegovina films	31
List of Bosnia-Herzegovina films	31	Military of Bosnia-Herzegovina	45
Military ranks and insignia of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina	11	Military ranks and insignia of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina	11
Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina	11	Radiotelevision of Bosnia-Herzegovina	11
Zavala, Bosnia-Herzegovina	3	Zavala, Bosnia-Herzegovina	3
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