Herzegovina
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Herzegovina
- /ˌhɜːtsəˈɡɒvɪnə/
- /ˌhɜɹtsəɡoʊˈviːnə/
Where it comes from
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".
proper noun Herzegowina · Hercegovina
- A historical region consisting of the southern one-fourth of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bosnia, bosnia-herzegovina, herzegovinian, hercegovina, country, bih, countries, herzeg-bosnia, republika srpska, yugoslavia, kosovo, balkans, yougoslavia, jugoslavia, srpska, southeast europe
Translations
Every language
name Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| 한국어 | 헤르체고비나 Hereuchegobina |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ヘルツェゴヴィナ Herutsegovina, ヘルツェゴビナ Herutsegobina |
| 中文 | 黑塞哥維那 /黑塞哥维那 Hēisàigēwéinà |
| हिन्दी | हर्ज़ेगोविना harzegovinā |
| Português | Herzegovina |
| Français | Herzégovine |
| Deutsch | Herzegowina |
| Italiano | Erzegovina |
| Ελληνικά | Ερζεγοβίνη Erzegovíni |
| Русский | Герцегови́на Gercegovína |
| Tiếng Việt | Héc-xê-gô-vi-na |
| العربية | الْهَرْسَك al-harsak |
| עברית | הֶרְצֶגוֹבִינָה hertsegovina |
Talk about this word "Herzegovina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/herzegovina. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Herzegovina. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/herzegovina "Herzegovina." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/herzegovina.Cite this
@misc{herzegovina_2026,
title = {Herzegovina},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/herzegovina},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
