Bosnia (region)
Bosnia (/Босна; ) is the northern region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, encompassing roughly 81% of the country; the other eponymous region, the southern part, is Herzegovina. "Bosnia" is an informal term for the whole country.
Name of Bosnia
The Sanjak of Bosnia and Bosnia Eyalet existed during Ottoman rule. The population was called in Turkish as "Boşnaklar", "Bosnalilar", "Bosnavi", "taife-i Boşnakiyan", "Boşnak taifesi", "Bosna takimi", "Boşnak milleti", "Bosnali" or "Boşnak kavmi", while their language was called "Boşnakça".