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Herzegovinian

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

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A person from Herzegovina (the southern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ker-der. Proto-Indo-European *kóryos Proto-Germanic *harjaz Proto-West Germanic *hari Proto-Indo-European *dewk-? Proto-West Germanic *togō ▲ Ancient Greek στρατηγός (stratēgós)calq. Proto-West Germanic *harjatogō Old High German herizogo Middle High German herzog German Herzogbor. ▲ Middle High German herzogbor. Hungarian hercegbor. Serbo-Croatian herceg Proto-Indo-European *-usder. Proto-Indo-European *-osder. Proto-Slavic *-ovъ Serbo-Croatian -ov Proto-Indo-European *-iHneh Proto-Balto-Slavic *-īˀnāˀder. Proto-Slavic *-ina Serbo-Croatian -ina Serbo-Croatian Hercegovinabor. English Herzegovina Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Herzegovinian From Herzegovina + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 赫塞哥維納的 /赫塞哥维纳的 — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • Danish: hercegovinsk — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • Galician: hercegovino — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • German: herzegowinisch — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • Irish: Heirseagaivéineach — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • Italian: erzegovese — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • Italian: erzegovino — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • Italian: erzegovina — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • Pannonian Rusyn: герцеґовски (hercegovski) — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • Polish: hercegowiński — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • Serbo-Croatian: хѐрцеговачкӣ — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • Serbo-Croatian: hèrcegovačkī — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • Swedish: hercegovinsk — of, from, or pertaining to Herzegovina and its inhabitants
  • Chinese Mandarin: 赫塞哥維納人 /赫塞哥维纳人 — a person from Herzegovina
  • Danish: hercegoviner — a person from Herzegovina
  • French: Herzégovinien — a person from Herzegovina
  • French: Herzégovinienne — a person from Herzegovina
  • Galician: hercegovino — a person from Herzegovina
  • Galician: hercegovina — a person from Herzegovina
  • German: Herzegowiner — a person from Herzegovina
  • German: Herzegowinerin — a person from Herzegovina
  • German: Herzegowze — a person from Herzegovina
  • German: Herzegowzin — a person from Herzegovina
  • Irish: Heirseagaivéineach — a person from Herzegovina
  • Italian: erzegovese — a person from Herzegovina
  • Italian: erzegovino — a person from Herzegovina
  • Italian: erzegovina — a person from Herzegovina
  • Lithuanian: hercegovinietis — a person from Herzegovina
  • Lithuanian: hercegovinietė — a person from Herzegovina
  • Pannonian Rusyn: Герцеґовец (Hercegovec) — a person from Herzegovina
  • Pannonian Rusyn: Герцеґовка (Hercegovka) — a person from Herzegovina
  • Polish: Hercegowińczyk — a person from Herzegovina
  • Polish: Hercegowinka — a person from Herzegovina
  • Serbo-Croatian: Хѐрцеговац — a person from Herzegovina
  • Serbo-Croatian: Hèrcegovac — a person from Herzegovina
Real reading context

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