REPUBLIC OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
\ɹɪpˈʌblɪk ɒv bˈɒsniə and hˈɜːzɪɡˌɒvɪnə], \ɹɪpˈʌblɪk ɒv bˈɒsniə and hˈɜːzɪɡˌɒvɪnə], \ɹ_ɪ_p_ˈʌ_b_l_ɪ_k ɒ_v b_ˈɒ_s_n_i__ə__ a_n_d h_ˈɜː_z_ɪ_ɡ_ˌɒ_v_ɪ_n_ə]\
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a mountainous republic of south-central Europe; formerly part of the Ottoman Empire and Yugoslavia; voted for independence in 1992 but the mostly Serbian army of Yugoslavia refused to accept the vote and began `ethnic cleansing' to rid Bosnia of Croats and Muslims
By Princeton University
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