Bosniak
South Slavic Muslim
Bosniak refers to a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans, particularly Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosniaks are traditionally Muslim, which historically distinguished them from Catholic Croats and Orthodox Serbs in the region.
The term gained official recognition in the 1990s as the preferred ethnic designation, replacing the older term "Bosnian Muslim." The city has a significant Bosniak population.
As an adjective, Bosniak describes things relating to this ethnic group: Bosniak cultural traditions, Bosniak communities in diaspora.
Bosnia's chief city
- HerzegovinaBalkan country's southern region
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- minoritySmaller part of whole
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
ancestry · homeland · population · community · identity · migration · settlement
Member of Turkish dynasty
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
- YugoslaviaFormer South Slav federation
- TitoYugoslav communist president
- independenceFreedom from external control
Austro-Hungarian · medieval · ethnic cleansing · reconciliation
Sea east of Italy
- BalkanSoutheastern European peninsula region
- HerzegovinaBalkan country's southern region
Adherent of Islam
Grilled minced meat rolls
South Slavic language family
- Latin scriptWestern alphabetic writing system
- linguisticsScience of language structure
- dialectRegional language variety
- standard languageCodified, official linguistic form
grammar · vocabulary · literary · orthography · phonology · loanwords
Sarajevo
Bosnia's chief city
- HerzegovinaBalkan country's southern region
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- minoritySmaller part of whole
demographics · ancestry · homeland · population · community · identity · migration · settlement
Ottoman
Member of Turkish dynasty
- HabsburgEuropean imperial dynasty
- YugoslaviaFormer South Slav federation
- TitoYugoslav communist president
independence · Austro-Hungarian · medieval · ethnic cleansing · reconciliation
Adriatic
Sea east of Italy
- BalkanSoutheastern European peninsula region
- HerzegovinaBalkan country's southern region
Muslim
Adherent of Islam
- SunniIslam's largest branch adherent
- IslamQuranic monotheistic religion
- mosqueIslamic house of worship
imam · halal · Ramadan · mufti · minaret · Quran · prayer · faith
ćevapi
Grilled minced meat rolls
Serbo-Croatian
South Slavic language family
- Latin scriptWestern alphabetic writing system
- linguisticsScience of language structure
- dialectRegional language variety
standard language · grammar · vocabulary · literary · orthography · phonology · loanwords
BosniakSerb
Balkan nationality
Serbian · Croat · Croatian · Montenegrin · Slovenian
- Bosnian War1990s Balkan ethnic conflict
- Bosnia and HerzegovinaSoutheastern European country