Herzegovina

[ her-tsuh-goh-vee-nuh ]

/ ˌhɛr tsə goʊˈvi nə /

noun

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

Serbo-Croatian Hercegovina.

OTHER WORDS FROM Herzegovina

Her·ze·go·vi·ni·an, adjective, noun

Example sentences from the Web for herzegovina

Gagnon has also served with the United Nations in senior posts in Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Rwanda.

A Nation's Hopes Imperiled |Georgette Gagnon |April 30, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
In 1995, then-President Bill Clinton honored Salbi for her work in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Women in the World Speakers |The Daily Beast |March 8, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Bosnia and Herzegovina, being Mohammedan countries, have harems and the restricted views of harem life.

The Modern Woman's Rights Movement |Kaethe Schirmacher
The Narenta, or Neretva, is the one large river of Herzegovina which flows above ground throughout its length.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 |Various

Neither that, nor the Herzegovina question are settled at this moment, but we must hope that they are on the eve of being settled.

Lord Lyons: A Record of British Diplomacy, Vol. 2 of 2 |Thomas Wodehouse Legh Newton
More than half the Albanian nation and 35% of the inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted the creed of the conquering race.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 |Various
The troops stationed in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1905 (376 officers and 6372 men) are included in the total for the common army.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for herzegovina

Herzegovina

Hercegovina

/ (ˌhɜːtsəɡəʊˈviːnə) /

noun

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)

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Herzegovina

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British Dictionary definitions for herzegovina

Hercegovina

noun