how to pronounce bosnian

/ˈbɒzni.ən/

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bosnian is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of bosnian in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… his birthday and that Bosnian slivovitz …”

meanings of bosnian

noun:

A person from Bosnia and Herzegovina or of Bosnian descent.
The standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken primarily by Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Serbo-Croatian in general, as spoken in Bosnia.
A Bosniak.

adjective:

Of or pertaining to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Bosnian people or their culture and language.

bosnian frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word bosnian occurs in english on average 6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.