Herzegovina

//ˌhɜːtsəˈɡɒvɪnə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A historical region consisting of the southern one-fourth of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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"Bosnia and Herzegovina is called "Bosna i Hercegovina" in Bosnian."

Etymology

A direct borrowing from Serbo-Croatian Hercegovina, from German Herzog (“duke”) + Serbo-Croatian -ov (possessive suffix) + Serbo-Croatian -ina (feminine suffix). Thus meaning, a Duke's possession, a dukedom.

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Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia-Herzegovinabosnia and herzegovina

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