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Herzegovinan en · ADJ
Etymology
From Herzegovina + -an.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Herzegovinian.
“[…] And strangers,”—said our gnide, Tomo, with a half-disdainful inflection upon the word,—“strangers cannot pick their way among the Herzegovinan rocks after nightfall.”
1885, Edward King, “A Day with a Vöivoda.—[…]”, in Europe in Storm and Calm […], Springfield, Mass.: C[harles] A. Nichols & Company, →OCLC, page 675, column 2:
Herzegovinan en · NOUN
Etymology
From Herzegovina + -an.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Herzegovinian.
The Standard publishes advices from the capital of Dalmatia, which represent that Panslavic emissaries have spread the report among the Herzegovinans that the Turks intended to extirpate the Christians.
1875 July 14, “Trouble in Dalmatia”, in J[ames] M[adison] Bassett, editor, Los Angeles Daily Herald, volume IV, number 94, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles City and County Printing and Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page [2], column 3:The most widespread complaint is that [Franjo] Tudjman’s policies in Bosnia, counter to public opinion, are dictated by a cadre of hard-line Herzegovinans within the government, including Defense Minister Gojko Susak.
1993 July 8, Kim Murphy, “Hope or Dread? Croatia Facing an Uncertain Future”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2026:Although still in Austria, [Mićo] Ljubibratic felt thoroughly at home here, because the people were of the same race, religion, and sentiment as the ignorant and oppressed Herzegovinans over the border.
1885, Edward King, “A Day with a Vöivoda.—[…]”, in Europe in Storm and Calm […], Springfield, Mass.: C[harles] A. Nichols & Company, →OCLC, page 681, column 1:
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