Bosnian

See also: bosnian

English

Etymology

From Bosnia + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɒzni.ən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɑːzni.ən/, /ˈbɔːzni.ən/
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Adjective

Bosnian (comparative more Bosnian, superlative most Bosnian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language.
  2. (historical) Of or pertaining to Bosnia
  3. (nonstandard) Pertaining to Bosniaks

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Noun

Bosnian (countable and uncountable, plural Bosnians)

  1. (countable) A person from Bosnia and Herzegovina or of Bosnian descent.
  2. (uncountable) The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  3. (historical) Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Bosnia.
  4. (nonstandard) A Bosniak.

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Anagrams

Võro

Noun

Bosnian

  1. inessive singular of Bosnia
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