Geographicals

Bosnia and Herzegovina

A country of eastern Europe, formerly the province of Bosnia in Yugoslavia, uniting with the province of Herzegovina to form the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1946. It was created 7 April 1992 as a result of the division of Yugoslavia and recognized by the United States as an independent state. Bosnia takes is name from the river Bosna, in turn from the Indoeuropean root bhog, current; Herzegovina is from the Serbian herceg (duke) + -ov (the possessive) + -ina (country or territory).

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A country of eastern Europe, formerly the province of Bosnia in Yugoslavia, uniting with the province of Herzegovina to form the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1946. It was created 7 April 1992 as a result of the division of Yugoslavia and recognized by the United States as an independent state. Bosnia takes is name from the river Bosna, in turn from the Indoeuropean root bhog, current; Herzegovina is from the Serbian herceg (duke) + -ov (the possessive) + -ina (country or territory).

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  • Bosnia
  • Bosnia and Hercegovina
  • Bosnia-Herzegovina

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2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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formerly provinces of Yugoslavia; use this spelling in translations: z, not c

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  • Yugoslavia (1966-1992)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bosnia and Herzegovina. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017522. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017522
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
  3. Bosnia and Herzegovina. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q225