Meanings
proper noun
alternative Herzegowina · alternative Hercegovina
- A historical region consisting of the southern one-fourth of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ker-
- Proto-Indo-European*kóryos
- Proto-Germanic*harjaz
- Proto-West Germanic*hari
- Proto-Indo-European*dewk-?
- Proto-West Germanic*togō
- Ancient Greekστρατηγός (stratēgós)
- Proto-West Germanic*harjatogō
- Old High Germanherizogo
- Middle High Germanherzog
- GermanHerzog
- Middle High Germanherzog
- Hungarianherceg
- Serbo-Croatianherceg
- Serbo-CroatianHercegovina
- EnglishHerzegovina
A direct borrowing from Serbo-Croatian Hercegovina, from German Herzog (“duke”) + Serbo-Croatian -ov (possessive suffix) + Serbo-Croatian -ina (feminine suffix), thus meaning "a duke's possession, a dukedom".
More words from Serbo-Croatian, German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic الْهَرْسَك
- الْهَرْسَك (al-harsak)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bengali হার্জেগোভিনা
- হার্জেগোভিনা (harjegōbhina)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgarian Херцего́вина
- Херцего́вина (Hercegóvina)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Chinese Mandarin 黑塞哥維那 /黑塞哥维那
- 黑塞哥維那 /黑塞哥维那 (Hēisàigēwéinà)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Czech Hercegovina
- HercegovinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Danish Hercegovina
- HercegovinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dutch Herzegovina
- HerzegovinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Esperanto Hercegovino
- HercegovinoSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Estonian Hertsegoviina
- HertsegoviinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Finnish Hertsegovina
- HertsegovinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
French Herzégovine
- HerzégovineSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
German Herzegowina
- HerzegowinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Greek Ερζεγοβίνη
- Ερζεγοβίνη (Erzegovíni)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hebrew הֶרְצֶגוֹבִינָה
- הֶרְצֶגוֹבִינָה (hertsegovina)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hindi हर्ज़ेगोविना
- हर्ज़ेगोविना (harzegovinā)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Icelandic Hersegóvína
- HersegóvínaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Irish An Heirseagaivéin
- An HeirseagaivéinSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Italian Erzegovina
- ErzegovinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Japanese ヘルツェゴヴィナ, ヘルツェゴビナ
- ヘルツェゴヴィナ (Herutsegovina)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- ヘルツェゴビナ (Herutsegobina)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Korean 헤르체고비나, 헤르쩨고비나
- 헤르체고비나 (Hereuchegobina)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 헤르쩨고비나 (Hereujjegobina)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Latvian Hercegovina
- HercegovinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lithuanian Hercegovina
- HercegovinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Norwegian Bokmål Hercegovina
- HercegovinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Polish Hercegowina
- HercegowinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Portuguese Herzegovina
- HerzegovinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Russian Герцегови́на
- Герцегови́на (Gercegovína)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Slovak Hercegovina
- HercegovinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Swedish Hercegovina
- HercegovinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tagalog Ersegobina
- ErsegobinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Turkish Hersek
- HersekSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ukrainian Герцегови́на, Герцеґови́на
- Герцегови́на (Hercehovýna)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Герцеґови́на (Hercegovýna)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Urdu ہَرْزِگووِینا
- ہَرْزِگووِینا (harzigovīnā)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vietnamese Héc-xê-gô-vi-na
- Héc-xê-gô-vi-naSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Welsh Hertsegofina
- HertsegofinaSouthern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Yiddish הערצעגאָווינע
- הערצעגאָווינע (hertsegovine)Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cite this entry
APA
Herzegovina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herzegovina
MLA
“Herzegovina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herzegovina. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Herzegovina,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Herzegovina.
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