Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula or the Balkan Mountains.
- adjective Of or relating to the Balkan States or their inhabitants.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the Balkans, a mountain-range crossing Bulgaria from west to east, or to the peninsula embracing European Turkey, Greece, Bulgaria, Rumania, Servia, and the regions westward to the Adriatic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to the
Balkan Peninsula - adjective Of or relating to the Balkan Mountains
- adjective Of or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
Etymologies
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Examples
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A very smooth balkan ballad without the exaggerations we have used to from the Balkan entries of the past decade.
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Before the revolution they did not exist because during the capitalist era our country had no relations with Bulgaria and the only thing we knew about this country was about Bulgaria's sour milk which we called Balkan sour milk.
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During the interwar years, Boris attempted to promote a neutral foreign policy in Balkan affairs, but revisionist politicians sought to restore Bulgaria's lost power.
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The new kingdom played a critical role in Balkan politics.
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It may not be up to the standards of Safe Area Goražde, but it is nonetheless a fine effort, and certainly would be good reading for anyone thinking of getting involved in Balkan politics these days.
2008 Movies 1) Odd Man Out mylescorcoran 2008
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Hidden under the fields of the corn for the centuries, the ancient city of Viminacium is rightly called Balkan Pompeii.
Sasa Milosevic: Viminacium - A New Life for Balkan Pompeii (PHOTOS) Sasa Milosevic 2011
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In the First Balkan War, the so-called Balkan League—Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, and Montenegro—defeated the outsider, the Ottoman Empire, but in the second the victorious nations fought one another.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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We all know that General Hospital's Theo Hoffman Daniel Benzali — aka The Balkan — is a bald-acious badass intent on ruining the upcoming Sonny-Brenda nuptials.
General Hospital Shocker: Adrienne Barbeau is Mrs. Balkan! 2011
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In the First Balkan War, the so-called Balkan League—Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia, and Montenegro—defeated the outsider, the Ottoman Empire, but in the second the victorious nations fought one another.
Bloodlust Russell Jacoby 2011
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Hidden under the fields of the corn for the centuries, the ancient city of Viminacium is rightly called Balkan Pompeii.
Sasa Milosevic: Viminacium - A New Life for Balkan Pompeii (PHOTOS) Sasa Milosevic 2011
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