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Bosniak

  • /ˈbɒzniæk/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Bòšnjāk (“Bosniak”), from Bȍsna (“Bosnia”). Equivalent to Bosniac: Bosnia+-ac.

noun Bosniaks

  1. A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro.
  2. A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.

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noun person belonging to autochthonous South Slavic people

日本語ボスニア人 Bosunia-jin
中文波斯尼亞人 /波斯尼亚人 bōsīníyàrén
Portuguêsbosníaco
DeutschBosniak
العربيةبُشْنَاق bušnāq, بُوشْنَاق būšnāq

noun a person with ties to Bosnia, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language

日本語ボスニア人 Bosunia-jin, ボシュニャク人 Boshunyaku-jin
中文波什尼亞克人 /波什尼亚克人 bōshíníyàkèrén
DeutschBosniak
Italianobosgnacco

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Bosniak. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bosniak

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"Bosniak." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bosniak.

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@misc{bosniak_2026,
  title = {Bosniak},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bosniak},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}