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Bosnian

108 4.2

Of or about Bosnia and Herzegovina, its people and culture

adjective
/ˈbɑːzniən/

: bosnio

She enjoys cooking traditional Bosnian dishes like sarma and baklava.
Bosnian Muslims
Bosnian Serbs
Bosnian Serb

He thought some of his officers would support him as well as the Serbs, though not the Bosnian Muslims or the Croats.

Examples

France organizes shipments of pedagogical materials and conducts workshops for Bosnian students and teachers.

Academic text (1995)
If any language could do it justice, it's Bosnian.

Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
Moreover, the United States would not be required to actually supply arms to the Bosnian government.

Academic text (1999)
We spent months looking across the Bosnian South, but we couldn't find anything.

Older Gods (2023)
Mission: To supply food and medicine to Bosnian refugees in the Balkans.

Academic text (1996)
A government spokesperson says Bosnian patriots are fighting to defend their territory, but find themselves surrounded and outgunned.

In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011)
Thanks to the media, Sarajevo has become the focal point of the Bosnian warfare.

Academic text (1996)
Many visitors are fascinated by Bosnian architecture and history when they travel to Sarajevo.
The festival celebrated Bosnian culture through music, dance, and art displays.

Compounds

Bosnian-Herzegovinian monetary unit

8.1

The currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, called the convertible mark

Surface Forms

Bosnian positive

Morphology

Bosnian = Bosnia (transparent) = Bosnia + an

Formed directly from the country name 'Bosnia' with the demonym/adjectival suffix '-an', so the relation is clear to learners who know 'Bosnia'.

Etymology

Bosnian comes from the country name Bosnia, which is named after the local River Bosna. So Bosnian means 'from or about Bosnia', used for its people, language, or culture.