Herzegovina
tsə noun
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary 1878–1914; now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Herzegovina or Hercegovina (ˌhɜːtsəɡəʊˈviːnə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a region in Bosnia-Herzegovina: originally under Austro-Hungarian rule; became part of the province of Bosnia-Herzegovina (1878), which was a constituent republic of Yugoslavia (1946--92) | |
| Hercegovina or Hercegovina | |
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Herzegovina
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Word Origin & History
Herzegovina
former Austrian duchy in the Balkans, from O.Serb. herceg "duke," related to Mod. Ger. Herzog + poss. ending -ov + -ina "country."
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