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Bosniak

adjective or noun
Bos·ni·ak | \ ˈbäz-nē-ˌak \
variants: or Bosniac

Definition of Bosniak 

: bosnian especially : a Muslim Bosnian

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History and Etymology for Bosniak

probably modification (influenced by Bosnia) of Serbo-Croatian bošnjak, from Bosna Bosnia, region of central Yugoslavia

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