Wikipedia's first sentence called it “surname common among the small minority of palestinians who are of bosnian origin”. Today it says “surname among levantines and saudis”.
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Bushnak ( , meaning " Bosnian ", also transliterated Bushnaq and Boshnak ) is a surname common among the small minority of Palestinians who are of Bosnian origin. Those sharing this surname are the descendants of Muslim soldiers who were brought to Palestine at the end of the nineteenth century by the Ottoman authorities to provide reinforcements for its army, or who emigrated due to apprehensions about living under Christian rule after Bosnia's incorporation into the Habsburg empire . These Bosnian emigrants ended up settling in various places in the country, among them Caesarea , Yanun , Nablus , and Tulkarem .1While not originally from one family, most Bosnian immigrants to Palestine adopted Bushnak as a common surname, attesting to their origins. Original in Haaretz , reprinted by Ta'ayush. 25 October 2002 .2
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The Bosnian mosque in Caesarea , Israel Bushnak ( , meaning " Bosnian " or " Bosniak ", also transliterated Bushnaq , Boshnak and Bouchnak ) is a surname common among Palestinians who are of Bosnian origin.Those sharing this surname are the descendants of Bosnian Muslims apprehensive of living under Christian rule after the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878, who emigrated to Palestine within the Ottoman empire .While not originally from one family, most Bosnians who emigrated to Palestine adopted Bushnak as a common surname, attesting to their origins. Original in Haaretz , reprinted by Ta'ayush .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Ethnic group Bushnak ( , meaning " Bosnian " or " Bosniak ", also transliterated Bushnaq , Boshnak and Bouchnak ) is a surname common among Levantines of Bosniak origin. Those sharing this surname are the descendants of Bosniaks apprehensive of living under Christian rule after the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878, who emigrated to Ottoman Syria . While not originally from one family, most Bosniaks who emigrated to the Levant adopted Bushnak as a common surname, attesting to their origins.Bushnak is also used colloquially among Palestinians to refer to someone who is fair-skinned and good looking. Original in Haaretz , reprinted by Ta'ayush.
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Ethnic group Bushnak ( , meaning " Bosnian " or " Bosniak ", also transliterated Bushnaq , Boshnak , Bouchenak and Bouchnak ) is a surname common among Levantines and Saudis (Hejazis) of Bosniak origin. Those sharing this surname are the descendants of Bosniaks apprehensive of living under Christian rule after the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878, who immigrated to Ottoman Syria . While not originally from one family, most Bosniaks who immigrated to the Levant adopted Bushnak as a common surname, attesting to their origins. Bushnak is also used colloquially among Palestinians to refer to someone who is fair-skinned and good-looking. Original in Haaretz , reprinted by Ta'ayush.
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Ethnic group Bushnak ( Arabic : بشناق , meaning " Bosnian ", also transliterated Bushnaq , Boshnak , Bouchenak and Bouchnak ) is a surname common among Levantines and Saudis (Arabic-speakers) of Bosnian Muslim origin.Those sharing this surname are the descendants of Bosnian Muslims, apprehensive of living under Christian rule after the Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878, immigrated to Ottoman Syria . While not originally from one family, most Bosnian Muslims who immigrated to the Levant adopted Bushnak as a common surname, attesting to their origins. Original in Haaretz , reprinted by Ta'ayush.
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surname common among the small minority of palestinians who are of bosnian origin
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surname among levantines and saudis
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