Balkan


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Bal·kan

(bôl′kən)
adj.
1. Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula or the Balkan Mountains.
2. Of or relating to the Balkan States or their inhabitants.
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Balkan

(ˈbɔːlkən)
adj
(Placename) of, denoting, or relating to the Balkan States or their inhabitants, the Balkan Peninsula, or the Balkan Mountains
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Bal•kan

(ˈbɔl kən)

adj.
1. of or pertaining to the Balkan Peninsula or its inhabitants.
n.
2. the Balkans. Also called the Bal′kan States′. the countries in the Balkan Peninsula: Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece, and the European part of Turkey.
[1825–35]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. Balkan - an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula, Balkans - a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range
European - a native or inhabitant of Europe
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Translations
balkánský
balkansk
balkanilainen
balkanski
バルカン諸国の
발칸 여러 나라의
Balkan-
ประเทศในคาบสมุทรบอลข่าน
thuộc Bán đảo Balkan

Balkan

[ˈbɔːlkən]
A. ADJ → balcánico
B. N the Balkans → los Balcanes
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Balkan

[ˈbɔːlkən]
adj → balkanique
n
the Balkans → les Balkans mpl
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Balkan

adj → Balkan- ; the Balkan Mountains → der Balkan ; the Balkan States → die Balkanländer pl; Balkan syndrome → Balkansyndrom nt, Verseuchung von Soldaten durch Rückstände radioaktiver Munition
n the Balkans → der Balkan, die Balkanländer pl
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Balkan

[ˈbɔːlkən] adj → balcanico/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Balkan

→ بَلْقَانيّ balkánský balkansk Balkan- βαλκανικός balcánico balkanilainen balkanique balkanski balcanico バルカン諸国の 발칸 여러 나라의 Balkan balkansk bałkański balcânico балканский Balkan- ประเทศในคาบสมุทรบอลข่าน Balkan thuộc Bán đảo Balkan 巴尔干半岛的
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