Balkan
Americanadjective
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pertaining to the Balkan States or their inhabitants.
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pertaining to the Balkan Peninsula.
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pertaining to the Balkan Mountains.
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of Balkan
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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It’s heir to the Nuremberg tribunals and special courts established to prosecute crimes from the Balkan wars, the Rwandan genocide and other conflicts of the 20th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Dalibor Sentic was 10 when in the early 1990s his family fled the newly independent country - which had recently become involved in the Balkan war - for Stockholm, Sweden.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Parts of the Balkan region were set to swelter Sunday with temperatures of 39C expected in parts of Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Montenegro.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Balkan countries are seeing extreme heat too, with up to 39C forecast in Serbia over the weekend.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
The Balkan war was then at its height, during what was called the Yugoslav Era of Disintegration.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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