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The Bosniaks, or less commonly Bosniacs, (/Бошњаци, ; singular masculine: Bošnjak/Бошњак, feminine: Bošnjakinja/Бошњакиња) are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group inhabiting mainly homeland Bosnia and Herzegovina alongside a native minority present in other countries of the Balkan Peninsula; especially in the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro (where Bosniaks form a regional majority), and in Croatia and Kosovo. Bosniaks are typically characterized by their historic tie to the Bosnian historical region, traditional majority adherence to Islam since the 15th and 16th centuries, common culture and Bosnian language. In the English-speaking world, Bosniaks are also frequently referred to as Bosnian Muslims or simply Bosnians, though the latter is also used to denote all inhabitants of Bosnia and Herzegovina regardless of ethnic origin or to describe citizenship in the country.
There are over two million Bosniaks living in the Balkans, with an estimated additional million settled and living around the world. Several instances of ethnic cleansing and genocide by Bosnian Serbs and Bosnian Croats have had a tremendous effect on the territorial distribution of the population. Partially due to this, a notable Bosniak diaspora exists in a number of countries, including Austria, Germany, Australia, Sweden, Turkey, Canada and the United States. Both within the region and throughout the world, Bosniaks are often noted for their unique culture, which has been influenced by both eastern and western civilizations and schools of thought over the course of their history.
Bosniaks - - are a South Slavic nation from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The same term may also refer to:
- Bosniaks (Croats in Hungary), an eponymous but distinct group
- Bošnjaci, a village in Croatia
- Bosnians, a part of the Bosnian population that holds a distinct collective cultural identity - referred to "Bošnjaci" in the 19th century; citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosniaks (, singular Bošnjak; , in Hungarian literature also Baranyai bosnyákok) are a Croat population, living in various settlements in the historic region Baranja, in its Hungarian part. Bosniaks Croats should not be confused with Bosnian Muslims that mostly live in Bosnia and Herzegovina also called Bosniaks.