Bosniak
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- noun
- /ˈbɒzniˌæk/
- Meanwhile, the Federation's constitution preserves its status as an entity of Bosniaks and Croats through its own decentralized system of government.
- Bosniaks and Croats
Examples
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In the 1990s, it was the Bosniaks and Kosovo Albanians whom they so bad-mouthed.
Blog text (20) -
During the war, many Bosniaks sought refuge in other countries to escape the violence.
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The story explained that ethnic cleansing would rid Yugoslavia of the Muslim Bosniaks.
Fiction book (1994) -
His name's Amir Subasic, the Bosniak Muslim from, uh, I guess southeastern Europe, if you know where Bosnia is.
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Consequently, there is no meaningful manner in which Bosniaks or Croats may participate in and be represented through the electoral or democratic processes in that entity.
Academic text (2004) -
The most important factor in society is which ethnic group someone belongs to—whether they are a Bosniak, a Serb, or a Croat.
Blog text (32) -
The Dayton Accords sought to establish peace and stability through the classic form of consociational power sharing among the dominant ethnic groups in the country: the Bosniaks, the Croats, and the Serbs.
Academic text (2004) -
The community center offers programs that celebrate the culture and traditions of Bosniaks.
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As a Bosniak, he felt a strong connection to his heritage and often participated in cultural events.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bosniak comes from the place name Bosna 'Bosnia' with the Slavic ending -ak, so it originally meant 'a person from Bosnia' and over time became the name for the Slavic group from Bosnia and Herzegovina known as the Bosniaks. That's why a Bosniak today is a member of that ethnic group or someone with its cultural background.