Bosniak

See also: bosniak

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

Bosniak (plural Bosniaks)

  1. A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro.
  2. A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.

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