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Herzegovina

/ˌhɜːtsəˈɡɒvɪnə/

Herzegovina proper noun: a historical region consisting of the southern one-fourth of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Proper noun

Herzegovina

  1. A historical region consisting of the southern one-fourth of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Herzegovina meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Pashto

Herzegovina in Hindi

Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
हर्ज़ेगोविना harzegovinā

Herzegovina in Urdu

Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
ہَرْزِگووِینا harzigovīnā

Herzegovina in Bengali

Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
হার্জেগোভিনা harjegōbhina

Herzegovina in Pashto

Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
هرزېګووين herzogowin
More languagesFewer languages
Herzegovina in Tagalog
Ersegobina
Herzegovina in Arabic
الْهَرْسَك al-harsak
Herzegovina in Vietnamese
Héc-xê-gô-vi-na
Herzegovina in Myanmar
ဟာဇီဂိုဗီးနား hajiguibi:na:

Forms of Herzegovina

alternative formHerzegowina
alternative formHercegovina

Origin of Herzegovina

A direct borrowing from Serbo-Croatian Hercegovina, from German Herzog (“duke”) + Serbo-Croatian -ov (possessive suffix) + Serbo-Croatian -ina (feminine suffix). Thus meaning, a Duke's possession, a dukedom.

Words formed from Herzegovina

Phrases with Herzegovina

Questions about Herzegovina

What does Herzegovina mean?
Herzegovina means a historical region consisting of the southern one-fourth of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
What is Herzegovina in Hindi?
Herzegovina in Hindi is हर्ज़ेगोविना (harzegovinā). See Herzegovina meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Herzegovina?
Herzegovina is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Herzegovina?
Herzegovina is pronounced /ˌhɜːtsəˈɡɒvɪnə/.

Words near Herzegovina in the dictionary

  1. Herzberg
  2. Herzbergs
  3. Herzeg-Bosnia
  4. Herzeg-Bosnian
  5. Herzego-
  6. Herzegovina
  7. Herzegovinan
  8. Herzegovinans
  9. Herzegovinian
  10. Herzegovinians
  11. Herzegowina

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