Bosniak

adjective or noun

Bos·​ni·​ak

ˈbäz-nē-ˌak

variants or Bosniac

: bosnian

especially : a Muslim Bosnian

Word History

Etymology

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

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