English Explanatory Dictionary

Balkan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.
  2. Of or relating to the Balkan Mountains.
  3. Of or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants.
name
  1. The Balkans. (This form is often used in international contexts perhaps because the languages native to the region also use a singular form.)
name
  1. A region of Turkmenistan.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɒlkən/ /ˈbɔːlkən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Balkan.wav /ˈbɔlkən/ /ˈbɑlkən/

Word forms

Balkan

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Balkanic Balkanian

Derived words

Balkan Egyptian Balkan endemic nephropathy Balkaner Balkan heath Balkanian Balkanic Balkanization Balkan pine Paleo-Balkan
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