Balkans
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Balkans
- /ˈbɔːl.kənz/ UK
- /ˈbɒl.kənz/ UK
- /ˈbɔl.kənz/ US
- /ˈbɑl.kənz/ US
Where it comes from
Of Turkic origin; compare Turkish balkan (“wooded mountain range”). Probably unrelated to balk (“ridge of land”).
proper noun the Balkans · Balcans
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A cultural region and peninsula in Southeastern Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Moldova, Hungary, Slovenia, and European Turkey.
As the Ottomans' victories in the Balkans multiplied, increasing numbers of Anatolian warriors flocked to their ranks, and their territorial conquests grew.
Similar: Balkan Peninsula
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: balkan country, balkan mountains, balkan nation, balkan state, baltic, western, west, westerners, moesia, illyria, thrace, pannonia, dalmatia, dacia, southeast europe, southeastern europe
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name geographical region in the southeast of Europe — see also Balkan Peninsula
| Español | Balcanes |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 발칸반도 Balkanbando |
| 日本語 | バルカン半島 Barukan hantō |
| 中文 | 巴爾幹 /巴尔干 Bā'ěrgàn, 巴爾幹半島 /巴尔干半岛 Bā'ěrgàn bàndǎo |
| हिन्दी | बाल्कन bālkan |
| Kiswahili | Balkani |
| Français | Balkans |
| Deutsch | Balkan |
| Italiano | Balcani |
| Ελληνικά | Βαλκάνια Valkánia |
| Română | Balcani, Peninsula Balcanică |
| Русский | Балка́ны Balkány |
| Tiếng Việt | Balkan |
| العربية | الْبَلْقَان al-balqān |
| עברית | הבלקן ha-balkan |
Talk about this word "Balkans." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/balkans. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Balkans. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/balkans "Balkans." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/balkans.Cite this
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title = {Balkans},
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