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Balkan

//ˈbɔlkən// adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula. not-comparable

    "A man shot dead 12 people in a rampage in a small town in Montenegro before dying from self-inflicted injuries early on Thursday, authorities said, in one of the tiny Balkan nation’s worst mass killings."

  2. 2
    Of or relating to the Balkan Mountains. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants. not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Balkans. (This form is often used in international contexts perhaps because the languages native to the region also use a singular form.) rare
  2. 2
    A region of Turkmenistan. uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish بالقان, modern Turkish balkan (“wooded, craggy mountain range”).

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish بالقان, modern Turkish balkan (“wooded, craggy mountain range”).

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