Bosna i Hercegovina
Latin, feminine
Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnian is Bosna i Hercegovina.
Bosna i Hercegovina is the name of the country located on the Balkan peninsula.
Meaning: country on the Balkan peninsula (name)
Which one should you use?
While Bosna i Hercegovina is the full name, you may see the abbreviation BiH used informally or the shortened term Bosna used informally to refer to the country.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form Bosna i Hercegovina is feminine.
Did you know?
- The name Bosna may be derived from the Illyrian word Bass-an-as, linking the modern name to an ancient people who lived there before the Slavs.
- The suffix '-ina' used in Hercegovina functions similarly to the English suffix '-land' to denote a specific territory.
Examples in context
- Molim vas, upišite "Bosna i Hercegovina" kao moju adresu prebivališta.Please input "Bosna i Hercegovina" as my place of residence.
- Sutra putujem u BiH.Tomorrow, I'm traveling to BiH.
- Bosna i Hercegovina je u Evropi.Bosnia and Herzegovina is in Europe.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bosnia and herzegovina” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries Bosna, Hercegovina, CC BY-SA 4.0.
