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Bosniak

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɒzniæk/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Bòšnjāk (“Bosniak”), from Bȍsna (“Bosnia”). Equivalent to Bosniac: Bosnia+-ac.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بُشْنَاق (bušnāq) — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Arabic: بُوشْنَاق (būšnāq) — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Arabic: بُشْناق (bušnāg) — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Arabic: بُشْناقي (bušnāgi) — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 波斯尼亞人 /波斯尼亚人 (bōsīníyàrén) — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 波士尼亞人 /波士尼亚人 — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Finnish: bosniakki — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Georgian: ბოსნიელი (bosnieli) — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Georgian: ბოსნიაკი (bosniaḳi) — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • German: Bosniak — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Hungarian: bosnyák — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Japanese: ボスニア人 (Bosunia-jin) — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Polish: Boszniak — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Polish: Boszniaczka — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Portuguese: bosníaco — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Serbo-Croatian: Бо̀шња̄к — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Serbo-Croatian: Bòšnjāk — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Turkish: Boşnak — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Yiddish: באָסניאַק (bosnyak) — person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people
  • Chinese Mandarin: 波什尼亞克人 /波什尼亚克人 (bōshíníyàkèrén) — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • Finnish: bosniakki — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • German: Bosniak — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • Hungarian: bosnyák — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • Italian: bosgnacco — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • Japanese: ボスニア人 (Bosunia-jin) — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • Kazakh: бошнақ (boşnaq) — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • Polish: Boszniak — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • Polish: Boszniaczka — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • Serbo-Croatian: Бо̀шња̄к — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • Serbo-Croatian: Муслиман — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • Serbo-Croatian: Bòšnjāk — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • Serbo-Croatian: Musliman — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
  • Turkish: Boşnak — a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language
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