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Bosnia and Herzegovina

(bäz′nē ə and hert′sə gō vē′nə)

country in SE Europe: it came under Turkish rule in the 15th cent. and under Austro-Hungarian control in 1878: it was part of Yugoslavia (1918-91): 19,741 sq mi (51,129 sq km); pop. 4,366,000; cap. Sarajevo

also Bosnia-Herzegovina

Related Forms:

Bosnian adjective, noun

See Bosnia and Herzegovina in American Heritage Dictionary 4

or Bos·ni·a-Her·ze·go·vi·na also Bos·ni·a-Her·ce·go·vi·na (bŏzˌnē-ə-hĕrtˈsə-gōˌvē-nə, -gō-vēˌ-) Commonly known as Bosnia

A country of the northwest Balkan Peninsula. It was a constituent republic of Yugoslavia from 1946 to 1991, when it declared its independence. In 1992 the country erupted in war among Serb, Bosniak, and Croat factions. A peace agreement was reached in November 1995 by Balkan leaders in Dayton, Ohio, which called for the creation of two substates, a Croat-Bosniak federation to govern one half of the country and a Bosnian Serb republic to constitute the other half, united under a newly created national presidency, assembly, court, and central bank. Population: 4,550,000.

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