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单词 Bosniak
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Definition of Bosniak in English:

Bosniak

(also Bosniac)
noun ˈbɒznɪakˈbɑzniˌæk
  • A native or inhabitant of the Balkan country Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially one who is a Muslim.

    the country's three largest nationalities: Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A Serb, a Croat and a Bosniak held the post for 18 months each under a rotational system, reflecting the country's general political system.
    • "We have a community of Bosniaks, Turks and other ethnicities in Kosovo," he stressed.
    • Ordinary voters, Serbs and Bosniaks alike, spoke less of the past and more of needing jobs and prosperity.
    • Only Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats are allowed to run for the presidency or for the House of Peoples.
    • Now the population is 12,000, 1,500 of them Bosniaks.
adjective ˈbɒznɪakˈbɑzniˌæk
  • Relating to Bosnia and Herzegovina or its inhabitants, especially those who are Muslims.

    the Albanian and Bosniak communities
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After the war, Mostar remained informally divided between its eastern, Bosniak, and western, Croat, part.
    • The Turkish, Bosniak, Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities will have a total of ten representatives in the 120-seat assembly.
    • For me, there is no east or west Mostar, no Bosniak or Croat side.
    • Srebrenica was overwhelmingly Bosniak before the war, but refugee flight has tilted the balance and now Serbs form a majority of people living there.
    • Croat and Bosniak parties have different stances on the issue.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Bosnian Bošnjak.

 
 

Definition of Bosniak in US English:

Bosniak

(also Bosniac)
nounˈbɑzniˌækˈbäznēˌak
  • A native or inhabitant of the Balkan country Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially one who is a Muslim.

    the country's three largest nationalities: Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats
    Example sentencesExamples
    • "We have a community of Bosniaks, Turks and other ethnicities in Kosovo," he stressed.
    • Now the population is 12,000, 1,500 of them Bosniaks.
    • Ordinary voters, Serbs and Bosniaks alike, spoke less of the past and more of needing jobs and prosperity.
    • A Serb, a Croat and a Bosniak held the post for 18 months each under a rotational system, reflecting the country's general political system.
    • Only Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats are allowed to run for the presidency or for the House of Peoples.
adjectiveˈbɑzniˌækˈbäznēˌak
  • Relating to Bosnia and Herzegovina or its inhabitants, especially those who are Muslims.

    the Albanian and Bosniak communities
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Croat and Bosniak parties have different stances on the issue.
    • After the war, Mostar remained informally divided between its eastern, Bosniak, and western, Croat, part.
    • The Turkish, Bosniak, Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities will have a total of ten representatives in the 120-seat assembly.
    • Srebrenica was overwhelmingly Bosniak before the war, but refugee flight has tilted the balance and now Serbs form a majority of people living there.
    • For me, there is no east or west Mostar, no Bosniak or Croat side.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Bosnian Bošnjak.

 
 
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