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MSH: A country of eastern Europe, formerly the province of Bosnia in Yugoslavia, uniting with the province of Herzegovina to form the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1946. It was created 7 April 1992 as a result of the division of Yugoslavia and recognized by the United States as an independent state. Bosnia takes is name from the river Bosna, in turn from the Indoeuropean root bhog, "current"; Herzegovina is from the Serbian herceg (duke) + -ov (the possessive) + -ina (country or territory).,NCI: A country in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia. (NCI),CSP: country of eastern Europe, created in 1992 as a result of the division of Yugoslavia, capital Sarajevo.,NCI: A country in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia. (CIA World Factbook 2002)
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