Balkans — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Balkans noun The peninsula and cultural region of southeastern Europe encompassing countries such as Albania, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, and Greece.
Senses
Balkans is used for these senses in English:
- Balkans A cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey. [19th c.]