Bosnia-Hercegovina

English Proper noun en Q225 en Bosnia and Herzegovina. References Galician Alternative forms gl Bosnia e Hercegovina gl Bósnia-Herzegóvina reintegrationist Proper noun gl proper noun gl Bosnia and Herzegovina Q225 Related terms gl bosníaco Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina flying in Sarajevo. thumb|Bosnia and Herzegovina in Europe. Etymology From nb Bosnia Hercegovina Bosnia Herzegovina, with the hyphen joining two coordinate elements and functioning like nb og and, literally “Bosnia and Herzegovina”. The first element, nb Bosnia, is an international form ultimately based on nb sh Bȍsna, the name of the river after which the historical region was named. The deeper origin of the river name is uncertain. The pronunciation with [ɔ] instead of expected [ʊ] is rather learned. The second element, nb Hercegovina, derives from nb sh Hèrcegovina, from sh hèrceg -ov -ina duke possessive suffix suffix used in place names, literally “duke's land”. The region was named for the territory of Stjepan Vukčić Kosača, who adopted the title hèrceg in 1448. The title derives from nb hu herceg duke, ultimately from nb gmh herzog duke. Compare da Bosnien-Hercegovina, fo Bosnia-Hersegovina, is Bosnía og Hersegóvína, sv Bosnien och Hercegovina, de Bosnien und Herzegowina and sh Bȍsna i Hèrcegovina. Pronunciation nb /¹bɔs.ni.a-¹her.tse.ɡʊ.ʋi.na/ [ˈbɔ̀s.nɪ.ǎ-ˈhɛ̀ʈ.sɛ.ɡʊ.ʋɪ.nǎ] nb ertseɡʊʋina 8 nb Bos ni a-Her ce go vi na Proper noun nb proper noun Bosnia and Herzegovina; nb country r/Southeast Europe cont/Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula, with Sarajevo as its capital nb De kjørte gjennom Bosnia-Hercegovina på vei til Kroatia. They drove through Bosnia and Herzegovina on their way to Croatia. nb 5 May 2026 Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway) Utenriksdepartementet Bosnia-Hercegovina – reiseinformasjon regjeringen.no https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/utenrikssaker/reiseinformasjon/velg-land/reiseinfo_bosnia/id2416500/ Bosnia-Hercegovina er generelt et trygt reisemål. Bosnia and Herzegovina is generally a safe travel destination. https://web.archive.org/web/20260805204932/https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/utenrikssaker/reiseinformasjon/velg-land/reiseinfo_bosnia/id2416500/ 5 August 2026 Usage notes nb Bosnia-Hercegovina is both the short name and the official Norwegian name. The hyphen joins the coordinate elements nb Bosnia and nb Hercegovina and has the same function as “and”. Bosnia og Hercegovina is not the official Norwegian spelling. Related terms nb bosnier Bosnian person nb bosnisk Bosnian; Bosnian language See also References “Bosnia-Hercegovina” in Store norske leksikon “Bosna” in Store norske leksikon “Hercegovina” in Store norske leksikon “Bosnia-Hercegovina” by the Language Council of Norway “Navn på stater” by the Language Council of Norway “Kosača, Stjepan Vukčić” in Hrvatska enciklopedija nb exonyms Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun nn Bosnia and Herzegovina Q225 Related terms nn bosniar nn bosnisk