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Noun. A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro. A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.
The Bosniaks ( Bosnian: Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, pronounced [boʃɲǎːtsi]; singular masculine: Bošnjak, feminine: Bošnjakinja) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, [14] which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, culture, history and language.
- 21,000
- c. 2,000,000
- 153,801
- c. 350,000
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Apr 17, 2024 · The Bosniak classification system of renal cystic masses, now known as Bosniak v2005 , divides renal cystic masses into five categories based on imaging characteristics on contrast-enhanced CT, and helps predict a risk of malignancy and suggests either follow-up or treatment.
The "Bosnian" and "Croatian" versions are identical and the "Serbian" one is a Cyrilic transliteration of the exact same text. The name "Bosnian language" is a controversial issue for some Croats and Serbs, who also refer to it as the "Bosniak" language (Serbo-Croatian: bošnjački / бошњачки, [bǒʃɲaːtʃkiː]).
- 2.5 million (2008)
Bosnian ( / ˈbɒzniən / ⓘ; bosanski / босански, [ bɔ̌sanskiː] ), sometimes referred to as Bosniak language, is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian pluricentric language mainly used by ethnic Bosniaks. Bosnian is one of three such varieties considered official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina, along with Croatian and Serbian.
“Bosnian” can refer to someone from the geographical northern region as well as citizenship to the country itself, whereas “Herzegovinian” is generally only used to refer to someone’s regional identity in the south. Some people find that using “Bosnian” as a cultural description can be insufficient.
Bosnia. Defining the word Bosnian is not easy because its meaning has changed over time. Originally, the word had a regional meaning. That is, a Bosnian was simply someone who lived in the region known as Bosnia. A Bosnian could be a Serb, a Croat, or a Muslim.
