Yugoslavia says it's not responsible for the actions of Serbian militias in Bosnia which have killed thousands, ruined cities, and turned 1.3 million people into refugees over the last three months.
Source: tatoeba (30167)
Bosnia
/ˈbɑz.ni.ə/
Synonyms for "bosnia" (6 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: bih, geographic region, region, territory, the country.
- Sentence evidence is available for bosnia, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "bosnia".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "bosnia"
Keep "bosnia" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "bosnia" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "bosnia", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "bosnia" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
70 translations across 64 languages.
Abaza
1 entries- Босния name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Afrikaans
1 entries- Bosnië name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Albanian
2 entries- Boshnjëria name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
- Bosnje name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Arabic
1 entries- الْبُوسْنَة name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Armenian
1 entries- Բոսնիա name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
1 entries- ܒܘܿܣܢܝܼܵܐ name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Basque
1 entries- Bosnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Belarusian
2 entries- Бо́снія name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
- Бо́сьнія name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Bengali
1 entries- বসনিয়া name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Bulgarian
1 entries- Бо́сна name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Catalan
1 entries- Bòsnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那 name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
- 波黑 name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Czech
1 entries- Bosna name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Danish
1 entries- Bosnien name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Dari
1 entries- بوسْنِیَا name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Dhivehi
1 entries- ބޮސްނިއާ name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Dutch
1 entries- Bosnië name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Estonian
1 entries- Bosnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Faroese
1 entries- Bosnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Finnish
1 entries- Bosnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
French
1 entries- Bosnie name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Galician
1 entries- Bosnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
German
1 entries- Bosnien name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Greek
1 entries- Βοσνία name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Gujarati
1 entries- બોસ્નિયા name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Hausa
1 entries- Bosniya name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Hebrew
1 entries- בוסניה name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Hindi
1 entries- बोस्निया name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Hungarian
1 entries- Bosznia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Icelandic
1 entries- Bosnía name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Indonesian
1 entries- Bosnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Iranian Persian
1 entries- بوسْنی name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Irish
1 entries- An Bhoisnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Italian
1 entries- Bosnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Japanese
1 entries- ボスニア name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Karakalpak
2 entries- Bosniya name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
- Босния name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Kazakh
1 entries- Босния name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Khakas
1 entries- Босния name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Khmer
2 entries- បូស៊្នី name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
- បូស្នៀ name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Komi-Zyrian
1 entries- Босния name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Korean
1 entries- 보스니아 name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Kumyk
1 entries- Босния name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Kyrgyz
1 entries- Босния name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Latin
1 entries- Bosnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Latvian
1 entries- Bosnija name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Macedonian
1 entries- Босна name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Maltese
1 entries- Il-Bożnja name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Pashto
1 entries- بوسنيا name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Polish
1 entries- Bośnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Portuguese
1 entries- Bósnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Romanian
1 entries- Bosnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Russian
1 entries- Бо́сния name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Sardinian
1 entries- Bòsnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Bȍsna name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
- Бо̏сна name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Slovak
1 entries- Bosna name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Slovene
1 entries- Bósna name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Spanish
1 entries- Bosnia name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Swedish
1 entries- Bosnien name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Tagalog
1 entries- Bosnya name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Tajik
1 entries- Босния name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Turkish
1 entries- Bosna name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Ukrainian
1 entries- Бо́снія name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Urdu
1 entries- بوسْنِیا name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Yiddish
1 entries- באָסניע name (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina')
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
And when innocents in Bosnia and Darfur are slaughtered, that is a stain on our collective conscience.
Source: tatoeba (376949)
The United Nations sent peacekeepers to Bosnia.
Source: tatoeba (807606)
Bosnia and Herzegovina is called "Bosna i Hercegovina" in Bosnian.
Source: tatoeba (1814841)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "bosnia"?
Closest matches include bih, geographic region, region, territory, the country.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "bosnia"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.