the language spoken in Bosnia and Herzegovina, formerly regarded as a dialect of Serbo-Croat
▶ USAGE The Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian languages were regarded as dialects of Serbo-Croatbefore the three countries emerged as independent states in the 1990s. Some linguistsstill refer to a single Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian (BHS) language; however, the morecommon practice is to treat Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian as separate languages,even though they are mutually intelligible. Many Montenegrins refer to their languageas 'Serbian', though there is also a movement to rename it 'Montenegrin'. The termsSerbo-Croat and Serbo-Croatian are no longer commonly used, though they are preservedin this dictionary when historically correct, such as the derivation of a word fromSerbo-Croat before Bosnia separated from Yugoslavia.
In other languages
Bosnian
British English: Bosnian /ˈbɒznɪən/ ADJECTIVE
Bosnian means of or relating to Bosnia or its inhabitants.
American English: Bosnian
Arabic: بوسْنِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: bosniano
Chinese: 波斯尼亚的
Croatian: bosanski
Czech: bosenský
Danish: bosnisk
Dutch: Bosnisch
European Spanish: bosnio
Finnish: bosnialainen adjektiivi
French: bosniaque
German: bosnisch
Greek: βοσνιακός
Italian: bosniaco
Japanese: ボスニアの
Korean: 보스니아의
Norwegian: bosnisk
Polish: bośniacki
European Portuguese: bósnio
Romanian: bosniac
Russian: боснийский
Latin American Spanish: bosnio
Swedish: bosnisk
Thai: เกี่ยวกับประเทศบอสเนีย
Turkish: Bosna
Ukrainian: боснійський
Vietnamese: thuộc nước/người Bosnia
British English: Bosnian /ˈbɒznɪən/ NOUN
person A Bosnian is a native or inhabitant of Bosnia.