Herzegovina

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌhɜːtsəˈɡɒvɪnə/, /ˌhɜɹtsəɡoʊˈviːnə/
  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Herzegovina

  1. Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Represents a geographic and historic entity, not an administrative unit.

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Portuguese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Herzegovina f

  1. Herzegovina (a traditional region in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina)
  2. Clipping of Bósnia e Herzegovina.

Spanish[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Herzegovina f

  1. Herzegovina