Banja Luka

[ bah-nyuh loo-kuh ]

noun

1. a city in N Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Banja Luka

/ ˈbaːnjaː ˌluːka /

noun

1. a city in NW Bosnia-Herzegovina, on the Vrbas River: scene of battles between the Austrians and Turks in 1527, 1688, and 1737; besieged by Serb forces (1992–95). Pop: 182 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

He was taken to a hospital in the town of Banja Luka.

From BBC

Tuesday’s planned celebrations in the northwestern town of Banja Luka include a parade of police forces.

From Seattle Times

"This is an ugly political message," said Gordana Katana, a journalist and activist from the Serb Republic's city of Banja Luka.

From Reuters

"News reporting will become a mission impossible, investigative journalism will seize to exist and all citizens will feel effects on their own skin," Sinisa Vukelic, the president of the Banja Luka Journalists Club, said last week at a protest during which reporters symbolically taped their mouths.

From Reuters

Following his remarks, the cars belonging to two journalists who publicly criticised the law were damaged in Banja Luka.

From Reuters