Definitions for balkanˈbɔl kən
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Bal•kanˈbɔl kən(adj.)
of or pertaining to the Balkan Peninsula or its inhabitants.
Category: Geography (places), Peoples
(n.)the Balkans. Also called the Bal′kan States′. the countries in the Balkan Peninsula: Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, and the European part of Turkey.
Category: Geography (places)
Origin of Balkan:
1825–35
Princeton's WordNet
Balkan(noun)
an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
Wiktionary
Balkan(Adjective)
Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Balkan(Adjective)
Of or relating to the Balkan Mountains
Balkan(Adjective)
Of or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants
Origin: From balkan
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