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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro.
2. 2
   A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.

Example

More examples

""What's your nationality?" "Bosniak.""

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Bòšnjāk (“Bosniak”), from Bȍsna (“Bosnia”). Equivalent to Bosniac: Bosnia+-ac.

Related phrases

south slavic

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