Definitions for balkans
balkans

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. Balkans, Balkan Mountains, Balkan Mountain Rangenoun

   the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula

2. Balkan Peninsula, Balkansnoun

   a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range

3. Balkansnoun

   the Balkan countries collectively

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1. Balkansnoun

   A geographical region in the southeast of Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by the former Yugoslav countries, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece and sometimes Romania.

2. Etymology: Of origin. Compare Turkish balkan.

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1. Balkans

   The Balkans ( BAWL-kənz), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria. The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the northwest, the Ionian Sea in the southwest, the Aegean Sea in the south, the Turkish Straits in the east, and the Black Sea in the northeast. The northern border of the peninsula is variously defined. The highest point of the Balkans is Mount Musala, 2,925 metres (9,596 ft), in the Rila mountain range, Bulgaria. The concept of the Balkan Peninsula was created by the German geographer August Zeune in 1808, who mistakenly considered the Balkan Mountains the dominant mountain system of Southeast Europe spanning from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea. The term Balkan Peninsula was a synonym for Rumelia in the 19th century, the European provinces of the Ottoman Empire. It had a geopolitical rather than a geographical definition, which was further promoted during the creation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the early 20th century. The definition of the Balkan Peninsula's natural borders does not coincide with the technical definition of a peninsula; hence modern geographers reject the idea of a Balkan Peninsula, while historical scholars usually discuss the Balkans as a region. The term has acquired a stigmatized and pejorative meaning related to the process of Balkanization. The alternative term used for the region is Southeast Europe.

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1. balkans

   The Balkans is a region in southeastern Europe that includes various countries from Greece and Turkey in the south to Romania in the north, often also including Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, and Kosovo. The area is characterized by its varied and tumultuous history, with many different cultures and empires having influence over the region throughout time. It is named after the Balkan Mountains, which stretch from the Serbian-Bulgarian border to the Black Sea.

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1. Balkans

   The Balkans, often referred to as the Balkan Peninsula, and recently also as "Southeast Europe", although none of the three covers exactly the same area, is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe. Many linguistic families meet in the region, including the Slavic, Romance, Hellenic, Albanian and Turkic language families. The main religion is Orthodox Christianity, followed by Catholic Christianity and Sunni Islam. This part of Europe is divided culturally and linguistically. At their core, the "Balkans" are states that have been shaped by their membership in the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. The Balkans are highly mountainous. Mount Musala in Bulgaria's Rila mountain range is the highest point in the region.

Matched Categories

1. • Balkan Peninsula
   • Europe
   • European Country
   • Peninsula
   • Range

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of balkans in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of balkans in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of balkans in a Sentence

1. Karl Erjavec:

   The situation in the western Balkans is rather obscure, not stable, and... it will be necessary to ensure that there is dialogue to strengthen stability in this region.

2. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto:

   If we cannot speed up the European integration process (in the western Balkans) ... we will have to face serious security challenges in the entire Central European region.

3. Yana Tchekhanovetz:

   Christian pilgrims to the Land of Israel from all over the Byzantine Empire (Turkey, the Balkans, Greece and present-day Russia) would carry his icon to protect them from harm, it is probable that the ring belonged to a pilgrim who sought the protection of St. Nicholas on his travels.

4. Lars Lokke Rasmussen:

   The fighter jets are central to our participation in international missions in the Balkans, in Afghanistan, in Libya and recently in Iraq in the fight against ISIL (Islamic State).

5. Janez Kopac:

   Western Balkans coal power producers participate in the single European power market on an equal basis as EU stakeholders, yet they get a free pass when it comes to paying for their CO2 emissions, should the carbon pricing mechanism be introduced today, all the region's coal-fired power plants would go bankrupt overnight.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=balkans
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Balkans
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkans
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=balkans