What is "bosnia"

Bosnia \Bosnia\ n. 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 [syn: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnai Hercegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina]

named for the River Bosna, which is perhaps from an Indo-European root *bhog- "current." As a name or adjective for someone there, Bosnian (1788) is older in English than Bosniac (1836, from Russian Bosnyak).

Bosnia ( Bosnian and Croatian: Bosna, Serbian: Босна; ) is the northern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, encompassing roughly 80% of the country; the other eponymous region, the southern part, is Herzegovina. Bosnia is an informal term for the whole country.

The two regions have formed a geopolitical entity since medieval times, and the name "Bosnia" commonly occurs in historical and geopolitical senses as generally referring to both regions (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The official use of the combined name started only in the late period of Ottoman-rule.

Bosnia is a live recording by the American rock band Grand Funk Railroad. The concert was a benefit performance for the nation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was recorded live March 1997 at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Special guest performers included Peter Frampton, Alto Reed, Paul Shaffer, and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

The band later claimed that Capitol released it without the band members' knowledge or consent.

Bosnia primarily refers to Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country in southeastern Europe.

Bosnia may also refer to:

• Bosnia (region), a region in southeastern Europe
• Administrative entities in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Kingdom of Bosnia, a medieval kingdom
  • Bosnia Sanjak, a province of Ottoman Empire
  • Bosnia Eyalet, a province of Ottoman Empire
  • Bosnia Vilayet, a province of Ottoman Empire
  • Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, constituent part of SFR Yugoslavia
  • Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the main predecessor to the country before the Yugoslav wars
  • Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a political entity that is part of the country
• Bosnia (album), an album by Grand Funk Railroad
• "Bosnia", a song by the Cranberries from To the Faithful Departed

In the Early Middle Ages, Bosnia (/Bosona, ) was an entity (called a "small country") of the Serbian principality, which may have been independent at times.

The western Balkans had been reconquered from " barbarians" by Byzantine Emperor Justinian (r. 527–565). Sclaveni (Slavs) raided the western Balkans, including Bosnia, in the 6th century. In the Early Middle Ages, what is today western Bosnia and Herzegovina was part of Croatia, while the rest was divided between Croatia and Serbia. The De Administrando Imperio (; ca. 960) mentions Bosnia (/Bosona) as a "small/little land" (or "small country", /horion Bosona) part of Serbia, having been settled by Serbs along with Zahumlje and Travunija (both with territory in modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina); it was referred to only once, at the end of the 32nd chapter on the Serbs (a chapter overall drawn from older writings). This is the first mention of a Bosnian entity; it was not a national entity, but a geographical one, mentioned strictly as an integral part of Serbia. Historical and archaeological information on early medieval Bosnia is inadequate. Bosnia included two inhabited towns according to DAI, Katera and Desnik. Katera has been identified as Kotorac near Sarajevo, however, archaeology refutes this; it may have been Kotor Varoš (the site of Bobac or Bobos), although it only includes late medieval findings to date. Desnik remains unidentified, but was thought to be near Dešanj. If DAI's kastra oikoumena does not designate inhabited towns, but ecclesiastical centres (as theorized by T. Živković), the towns might be Bistua ( Zenica or Vitez) and Martar ( Mostar or Konjic). Expert historians have established that the medieval Bosnian polity stretched from the Sarajevo field in the south to the Zenica field in the north, the eastern boundary being the Prača valley towards the Drina, the western along the Lepenica and Lašva valleys. After the death of Serbian ruler Časlav (r. ca. 927–960), Bosnia seems to have broken off the Serbian state and became politically independent. Bulgaria briefly subjugated Bosnia at the turn of the 10th century, after which it became part of the Byzantine Empire. In the 11th century, Bosnia was part of the Serbian state of Duklja. __NOTOC__