ˈBosnian

/ ˈbɒznɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Bosnia or its inhabitants

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Bosnia
2. the language spoken in Bosnia-Herzegovina, formerly regarded as a dialect of Serbo-Croatian

Usage

The Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian languages were regarded as dialects of Serbo-Croat before the three countries emerged as independent states in the 1990s. Some linguists still refer to a single Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BHS) language; however, the more common practice is to treat Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian as separate languages, even though they are mutually intelligible. Many Montenegrins refer to their language as 'Serbian', though there is also a movement to rename it 'Montenegrin'. The terms Serbo-Croat and Serbo-Croatian are no longer commonly used, though they are preserved in this dictionary when historically correct, such as the derivation of a word from Serbo-Croat before Bosnia separated from Yugoslavia.

Example Sentences

He was referring to the genocide of Muslims during the Bosnian War.

From The Daily Beast

I remember the days of the Bosnian war (1992—1995), when Saudi Arabia sent convoys of aid to those besieged in Sarajevo.

From The Daily Beast

Some 8,000 Muslim men and boys were killed by the Bosnian Serb army.

From The Daily Beast

Unlike Germany post 1945, there has been no official admission of wrongdoing from the Bosnian Serbs since the war has ended.

From The Daily Beast

But the concluding chapter in the story of the Bosnian War has yet to be written.

From The Daily Beast

The principal Bosnian railway here crosses the river, to meet the Hungarian system.

From Project Gutenberg

Possibly that is what happened, for I noticed that each time the Bosnian and I met in the garden we were watched closely.

From Project Gutenberg

There they waited for three days at the place of rendezvous appointed by John Willie, the Bosnian aviator.

From Project Gutenberg

This suited Fulton and Stone, for it would bring them to the period named by the Bosnian aviator.

From Project Gutenberg

The Bosnian showed his eagerness by an evident determination to override all suggested difficulties.

From Project Gutenberg