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Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.1
A country in south-central Europe that existed from 1992 to 1995 after leaving Yugoslavia
  • proper noun
translation icon : República de Bosnia y Herzegovina
  • After the 1992 declaration of independence, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was internationally recognized.

Examples

  • The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared independence in 1992.

  • The peace agreement in 1995 marked the official end of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • Many refugees fled during the war in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • In the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the culture is rich and diverse.

  • After the 1992 declaration of independence, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was internationally recognized.

  • Many refugees fled during the war in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • The peace agreement in 1995 marked the official end of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Synonyms

Bosnia-Herzegovina
vsRepublic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 4.8

A country in south-eastern Europe on the Balkan Peninsula

refers to the earlier official state that existed only from 1992 to 1995
Bosna i Hercegovina
vsRepublic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0

The name in Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian for the country Bosnia and Herzegovina in southeastern Europe

is the historical official name used only from 1992 to 1995
Bosnia and Herzegovina
vsRepublic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
5.6

A country in southeast Europe with mountains and capital Sarajevo

refers to a short-lived official state name used only from 1992 to 1995

Surface Forms

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina main

Morphology

republic + of + Bosnia + and + Herzegovina

The phrase is fully compositional: 'Republic' denotes a form of state and 'Bosnia and Herzegovina' are place names, so a learner who knows those words will naturally interpret this as the official name of the state formed by Bosnia and Herzegovina. This naming pattern ("Republic of X") is cross-linguistically common and involves no idiomatic shift, so the meaning is immediately derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina takes its name from two regions, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The part Herzegovina comes from a word for a 'duke', so it originally meant 'the duke's land', and the full name was used for the new state after it declared 'independence' in 1992.