Bosniak

Meaning

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.

Origin

• Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Bòšnjāk, from Bȍsna. Equivalent to Bosniac: Bosnia+-ac.