Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region constituting the southern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Largely independent after the 10th century, it was conquered by Bosnia in the 14th century and (with Bosnia) by Turkey in the 15th century. Bosnia and Herzegovina formed a constituent republic of Yugoslavia from 1946 to 1991.
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- proper noun Southern wedge of the country of
Bosnia and Herzegovina . Represents a geographic and historic entity, not an administrative unit.
Etymologies
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According to official statistics, unemployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 43%.
Ex-Leader's Son Leads Bosnia Vote Marc Champion 2010
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According to official statistics, unemployment in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 43%.
Ex-Leader's Son Wins Bosnia Vote Marc Champion 2010
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Reed, 33, from Bosnia-Herzegovina, is making her fourth Olympic appearance, the second for the USA.
USATODAY.com - Table tennis' Gao now using her spin for USA 2004
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"Bosnia Herzegovina was a mistake," Mr. Dodik said at his office in Republika Srpska's new steel-and-glass government complex in the entity's capital, Banja Luka.
Bosnian Serb Leader Damps Hopes of Post-Vote Accord Marc Champion 2010
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Bosnia and Herzegovinawithin Bosnia and Herzegovina's recognized borders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Montenegro, and traditionally has been settled by an ethnic Croat majority in the west and an ethnic Serb majority in the east
Geography-note 2008
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Geographynote: within Bosnia and Herzegovina's recognized borders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Montenegro, and traditionally has been settled by an ethnic Croat majority in the west and an ethnic Serb majority in the east
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Republika Srpska or RS (about 49\% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Serbia and
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Republika Srpska or RS (about 49\% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Serbia and
The 2004 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Republika Srpska or RS (about 49\% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and traditionally has been settled by an ethnic Croat majority
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Republika Srpska or RS (about 49\% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Serbia and
The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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