Balkan
[ bawl-kuh n ]
/ ˈbɔl kən /
adjective
pertaining to the Balkan States or their inhabitants.
pertaining to the Balkan Peninsula.
pertaining to the Balkan Mountains.
noun
the Balkans.
Balkan States.
Origin of Balkan
First recorded in 1825–35
OTHER WORDS FROM Balkan
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British Dictionary definitions for balkan
Balkan
/ (ˈbɔːlkən) /
adjective
of, denoting, or relating to the Balkan States or their inhabitants, the Balkan Peninsula, or the Balkan Mountains