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bosnia and herzegovina

/ˈbɒz.ni.ə ænd ˌhɜɹ.t͡sɪ.ɡoʊˈviː.nə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
bosni-a and herze-gov-ina
IPA
/ˈbɒz.ni.ə ænd ˌhɜɹ.t͡sɪ.ɡoʊˈviː.nə/
39
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Capital and largest city: Sarajevo. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Bosnia + and + Herzegovina, as a calque of Serbo-Croatian Bosna i Hercegovina.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈbɒz.ni.ə ænd ˌhɜɹ.t͡sɪ.ɡoʊˈviː.nə/
  • British English: /ˌbɒz.niːə ən(d)ˌhɜːtsəˈɡɒvɪ.nə/

Inflected Forms

BiH (alternative) Bosnia-Herzegovina (alternative) Bosnia (alternative) Bosnia and Hercegovina (alternative) Bosnia-Hercegovina (alternative) Herzeg-Bosnia (alternative)

Phrases

Bosnia and Herzegovinian Herzeg-Bosnia

Frequently Paired Words

Bosnia Bosniak Bosnian Herzeg-Bosnia Herzegovina Herzegovinan Herzegovinian Albania

Questions

How do you pronounce bosnia and herzegovina?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɒz.ni.ə ænd ˌhɜɹ.t͡sɪ.ɡoʊˈviː.nə/.
What does bosnia and herzegovina mean?
A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeastern Europe. Official name: Bosnia and Herzegovina. Capital and largest city: Sarajevo. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992.
Where does bosnia and herzegovina come from?
From Bosnia + and + Herzegovina, as a calque of Serbo-Croatian Bosna i Hercegovina.

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