adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈbɒzni.ən/
US:/ˈbɑːzni.ən/
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to Bosnia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Pertaining to Bosniaks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
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4
name
Meaning 4
The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
name
Meaning 5
Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Bosnia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 6
A person from Bosnia and Herzegovina or of Bosnian descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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7
noun
Meaning 7
A Bosniak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard
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adjective
Meaning 8
of or relating to or characteristic of Bosnia-Herzegovina or the people of Bosnia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Bosnia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Bosnian From Bosnia + -an.
Across languages
Translations
195 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
boshnjak
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Arabic:
بُوسْنِيّ
(būsniyy)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Armenian:
բոսնիական
(bosniakan)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Asturian:
bosniu
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Azerbaijani:
boşnak
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Basque:
bosniar
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Belarusian:
басні́йскі
(basníjski)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Bulgarian:
бо́сненски
(bósnenski)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Catalan:
bosnià
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Catalan:
bosniana
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Czech:
bosenský
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Finnish:
bosniankielinen
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Finnish:
bosnialainen
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Friulian:
bosgnac
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Galician:
bosníaco
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Georgian:
ბოსნიური
(bosniuri)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Georgian:
ბოსნიისა
(bosniisa)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
German:
bosnisch
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Greek:
βοσνιακός
(vosniakós)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Hindi:
बोस्नियाई
(bosniyāī)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Hungarian:
bosnyák
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Irish:
Boisniach
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Italian:
bosniaco
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Ladino:
boshnák
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Latin:
bosniānus
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Latin:
bosniācus
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Latin:
bosnius
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Latin:
bosnicus
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Latvian:
Bosnijas
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Latvian:
bosniešu
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Latvian:
bosnisks
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Macedonian:
босански
(bosanski)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Malay:
Bosnia
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Norwegian Bokmål:
bosnisk
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bosnisk
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Polish:
bośniacki
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Portuguese:
bósnio
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Romanian:
bosniac
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Russian:
босни́йский
(bosníjskij)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Russian:
боса́нский
(bosánskij)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Serbo-Croatian:
бо̀санскӣ
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Serbo-Croatian:
bòsanskī
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Slovak:
bosniansky
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Slovene:
bosánski
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Slovene:
bósenski
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Spanish:
bosnio
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Turkish:
Bosnalı
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Turkish:
Boşnak
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Ukrainian:
босні́йський
(bosníjsʹkyj)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Ukrainian:
босня́цький
(bosnjácʹkyj)
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Volapük:
bosniänan
— of or pertaining to Bosnia
Albanian:
gjuha boshnjake
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Arabic:
الْبُوسْنِيَّة
(al-būsniyya)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Armenian:
բոսնիերեն
(bosnieren)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Asturian:
bosniu
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Azerbaijani:
boşnak dili
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Basque:
bosniera
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Belarusian:
басні́йская мо́ва
(basníjskaja móva)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Belarusian:
басні́йская
(basníjskaja)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Bulgarian:
бошняшки
(bošnjaški)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Catalan:
bosnià
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Cherokee:
ᏉᏌᏂ
(quosani)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Cherokee:
ᏆᏍᏂᎠᏂ
(quasniani)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Chinese Mandarin:
波斯尼亞語 /波斯尼亚语
(Bōsīníyǎ-yǔ)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Czech:
bosenština
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Danish:
bosnisk
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Dutch:
Bosnisch
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Finnish:
bosnia
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
French:
bosnien
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Galician:
bosníaco
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Georgian:
ბოსნიური
(bosniuri)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
German:
Bosnisch
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Greek:
βοσνιακά
(vosniaká)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Hindi:
बोस्नियाई
(bosniyāī)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Hungarian:
bosnyák
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Icelandic:
bosníska
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Irish:
Boisnis
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Italian:
bosniaco
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Japanese:
ボスニア語
(Bosunia-go)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Latin:
Bosnica
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Latvian:
bosniešu valoda
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Latvian:
bosniešu
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Latvian:
bosnisks
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Limburgish:
Bósnisj
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Lithuanian:
bosnių kalba
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Macedonian:
босански
(bosanski)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Macedonian:
бошњачки
(bošnjački)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Malay:
bahasa Bosnia
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Maltese:
Il-Bosnijak
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Navajo:
Bosna bizaad
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Norwegian Bokmål:
bosnisk
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Norwegian Nynorsk:
bosnisk
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Persian:
بوسنیائی
(bosniyâ'i)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Polish:
(język) bośniacki
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Portuguese:
bósnio
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Romanian:
bosniacă
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Russian:
босни́йский
(bosníjskij)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Russian:
боса́нский
(bosánskij)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Scots:
Bosnie
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian:
бошњачки језик
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian:
бо̀шња̄чкӣ
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian:
босански језик
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian:
бо̀санскӣ
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian:
bošnjački jezik
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian:
bòšnjāčkī
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian:
bosanski jezik
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Serbo-Croatian:
bòsanskī
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Slovak:
bosniančina
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Slovene:
bosánščina
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Spanish:
bosnio
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Swedish:
bosniska
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Turkish:
Boşnakça
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Urdu:
بوسنیائی
(bosniyāī)
— the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian
Arabic:
بُوسْنِيّ
(būsniyy)
— the people
Arabic:
بُوسْنِيَّة
(būsniyya)
— the people
Armenian:
բոսնիացի
(bosniacʻi)
— the people
Asturian:
bosniu
— the people
Asturian:
bosnia
— the people
Basque:
bosniar
— the people
Belarusian:
басні́ец
(basníjec)
— the people
Belarusian:
басня́к
(basnják)
— the people
Belarusian:
басні́йка
(basníjka)
— the people
Belarusian:
басня́чка
(basnjáčka)
— the people
Bulgarian:
бо́сненец
(bósnenec)
— the people
Bulgarian:
бо́сненка
(bósnenka)
— the people
Catalan:
bosnià
— the people
Catalan:
bosniana
— the people
Chinese Mandarin:
波斯尼亞人 /波斯尼亚人
(bōsīníyǎrén)
— the people
Czech:
Bosňan
— the people
Czech:
Bosňanka
— the people
Danish:
bosnier
— the people
Danish:
bosniere
— the people
Dutch:
Bosniër
— the people
Dutch:
Bosnische
— the people
Finnish:
bosnialainen
— the people
French:
Bosnien
— the people
French:
Bosnienne
— the people
Galician:
bosníaco
— the people
Georgian:
ბოსნიელი
(bosnieli)
— the people
German:
Bosnier
— the people
German:
Bosnierin
— the people
Greek:
Βόσνιος
(Vósnios)
— the people
Greek:
Βόσνια
(Vósnia)
— the people
Hungarian:
bosnyák
— the people
Icelandic:
Bosníumaður
— the people
Icelandic:
Bosníukona
— the people
Irish:
Boisniach
— the people
Italian:
bosniaco
— the people
Italian:
bosniaca
— the people
Japanese:
ボスニア人
(bosuniajin)
— the people
Korean:
보스니아 헤르체고비나인
(boseunia hereuchegobinain)
— the people