# Herzegovina

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌhɜːtsəˈɡɒvɪnə/ · frequency rank #26,458

## Definitions
1. A historical region consisting of the southern one-fourth of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

## Etymology
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.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ehrzegovina`, `herezgovina`, `herrzegovina`, `herzeggovina`, `herzegoivna`, `herzegovian`, `herzegovinna`, `herzegovnia`, `herzegovvina`, `herzegvoina`, `herzeogvina`, `herzgeovina`, `herzzegovina`, `hezregovina`, `hherzegovina`, `hrezegovina`

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