Srebrenica
/ˌsɹɛbɹəˈniːtsə/UK/-ˈnɪtsə/
Srebrenica proper noun: a town and municipality in the easternmost part of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was the site of an ethnic cleansing massacre in July 1995.
Proper noun
Srebrenica
- A town and municipality in the easternmost part of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was the site of an ethnic cleansing massacre in July 1995.
Noun
Srebrenica (plural Srebrenicas)
- An ethnic cleansing massacre, a localized genocide.
- And another Srebrenica, a Lidice, a Babi Yar . . .2008, Ralph Peters, Never Quit the Fight, →ISBN, page 132
- The West had seen enough of Milosevic and they would not tolerate the possibility of another Srebrenica.2011, Western Intervention in the Balkans: The Strategic Use of Emotion in Conflict, Roger D. Petersen, →ISBN, page 155
Srebrenica meaning in Urdu
Srebrenica in Urdu
- Bosnian town
- سریبرینیتسا srībrenītsā
Forms of Srebrenica
| plural | Srebrenicas |
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Origin of Srebrenica
From Serbo-Croatian Srȅbrenica.
Words that rhyme with Srebrenica
Questions about Srebrenica
- What does Srebrenica mean?
- Srebrenica means a town and municipality in the easternmost part of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was the site of an ethnic cleansing massacre in July 1995.
- What is Srebrenica in Urdu?
- Srebrenica in Urdu is سریبرینیتسا (srībrenītsā). See Srebrenica meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is Srebrenica?
- Srebrenica can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Srebrenica?
- Srebrenica is pronounced /ˌsɹɛbɹəˈniːtsə/.
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