REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

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	Definition:	[n] a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began `ethnic cleansing' to rid Bosnia of Croats and Muslims

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	Synonyms:	Bosna i Hercegovina, Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina

	See Also:	European country, European nation, Sarajevo