# Bosniak

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɒzniæk/ · frequency rank #99,050

## Definitions
1. A person belonging to an autochthonous South Slavic people living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sandžak region of Serbia and Montenegro.
2. A person typically characterized by their ties to the Bosnian historical region, traditional adherence to Islam, and common culture and language.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Bòšnjāk (“Bosniak”), from Bȍsna (“Bosnia”). Equivalent to Bosniac: Bosnia+-ac.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bosniak