Bosnian

noun

Bos·​ni·​an ˈbäz-nē-ən 

ˈbȯz-

plural Bosnians

: a native or inhabitant of Bosnia-Herzegovina and especially of the northern and central parts of the country which comprise the region of Bosnia

Bosnian adjective

Examples of Bosnian in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Not to mention Bosnian Pljeskavica, Haitian Griot and other foreign goodies elsewhere in town. — Andre James, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2026

Explore Sarajevo’s layers of history, from the Latin Bridge, where Franz Ferdinand’s assassination ignited World War One, to the Tunnel of Hope, used to transport supplies during the siege on the city in the Bosnian War. — Catherine Bennett, AFAR Media, 27 Jan. 2026

Dodik had been sanctioned by the US for flouting the Dayton Peace Agreement, which was painstakingly thrashed out in Ohio in 1995 to end the Bosnian War. — Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025

Their early films were devoted to processing the human impact of the 1992 to 1995 Bosnian War. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025

Everything to know about the parliamentary assembly NATO is in Dayton to mark the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords, which brought an end to the Bosnian War in 1995. — Albert Cesare, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above