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Bosnia and Herzegovina   /bˈɑzniə ənd hˌɛrtsəgoʊvˈinə/   Listen
Bosnia and Herzegovina

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.  Synonyms: Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.



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"Bosnia and herzegovina" Quotes from Famous Books



... out in Bosnia and Herzegovina, two Christian provinces under Turkish rule. The rebellious sentiment spread to Bulgaria, and in 1876 Turkey began a policy of repression so cruel as to make all Europe quiver with horror. Thousands of its most savage ...
— Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris

... before the war. Seeing that the Italian Government and the C.N.I. had shown themselves so powerless, were France and England going to turn the poet out? But Mr. Lloyd George was more fortunate than Disraeli, whose error in the question of Bosnia and Herzegovina had had such dire results; on February 13, a very firm note was issued by President Wilson, which compelled France and Great Britain to withdraw from the position they had taken up. Wilson would have nothing ...
— The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 • Henry Baerlein

... Bahrain Baker Island Bangladesh Barbados Bassas da India Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Bouvet Island Brazil British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina ...
— The 1993 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.



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