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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- a republic in S Europe: formerly (1945–92) a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. 19,909 sq. mi. (51,565 sq. km). : Sarajevo.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Republic in southeastern Europe on the west Balkan Peninsula , bordered by Croatia to the west and north, Yugoslavia to the east, with a small outlet to the Adriatic Sea to the west. Sarajevo (see also Sarajevo ) is the country's capital and largest city.
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In the early 1990s, brutal attacks by Serbian militia devastated the region, arousing international condemnation. In 1995, leaders of the rival Balkan states of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia met in the United States and ended the fighting with a peace accord.
Sarajevo was the site of the assassination in 1914 of Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand , which sparked World War I .
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Example Sentences
She also missed five games this season while competing for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2021 EuroBasket tournament — and the Sun went 2-3 in those games.
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The 6-foot-6 forward is second in the league in win shares, despite missing the last game due to overseas duties for her adopted country of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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