🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

바냐루카

Pronunciation / Transliteration: banyaruka

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Banja Luka/ˈbɑːnjə ˈluːkə/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"바냐루카는 보스니아 헤르체고비나의 도시입니다."

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As noun
  1. 1

    The second-largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated on the Vrbas River and serving as the de facto center of the Republika Srpska entity.

    "Banja Luka is well known for its tree-lined avenues, monuments, and thermal springs."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the South Slavic words 'ban' (a regional lord or ruler) and 'luka' (a meadow or river bend), meaning 'ban's meadow'. Historically recorded in the 15th century, the name reflects the medieval administrative geography of the region in present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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