Balkan

adj. of or pertaining to the Balkan States; pertaining to the Balkan Peninsula; pertaining to the Balkan Mountains

n. the Balkans, historic and geographic name of southeastern Europe

n. native or resident of the Balkan Peninsula

The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe a region of southeastern Europe. The region has a combined area of 550,000 km² and an approximate population of 55 million people. The archaic Greek name for the Balkan Peninsula is the Peninsula of Haemus (Χερσόνησος του Αίμου, Chersónisos tou Aímou). The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains which run through the centre of Bulgaria into eastern Serbia.
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Noun
1. an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
(hypernym) European
(member-holonym) Balkan Peninsula, Balkans
Adjective
1. of or denoting or relating to the Balkan countries or their inhabitants or the Balkan peninsula or the Balkan Mountains
(pertainym) Balkan country, Balkan nation, Balkan state

n. Balkan, Balkans, Balkan States, countries located on the Balkan Peninsula (Yugoslavia, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece and the European part of Turkey)

n. Balkan, of or pertaining to the Balkan States; pertaining to the Balkan Peninsula; pertaining to the Balkan Mountains