Herzegovina

[ her-tsuh-goh-vee-nuh ]

noun

1. a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary 1878–1914; now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Herzegovina

/ ˌhɜːtsəɡəʊˈviːnə /

noun

1. a region in Bosnia-Herzegovina: originally under Austro-Hungarian rule; became part of the province of Bosnia-Herzegovina (1878), which was a constituent republic of Yugoslavia (1946–92)

Other Words From

• Herze·go·vini·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

Police in Austria, the Netherlands, Poland, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia were part of the operation.

From BBC

That is the extremely delicate challenge facing missing persons organisations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

From BBC

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ranked 62.

From BBC

Zubac was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and left his family at age 13 to play basketball in neighboring Croatia.

From Los Angeles Times

He threatened “the end of Bosnia and Herzegovina” if the resolution passed, with the “peaceful separation” of Republika Srpska.

From BBC