Balkan

[bawl-kuhn]

adjective

1. pertaining to the Balkan States or their inhabitants.

2. pertaining to the Balkan Peninsula.

3. pertaining to the Balkan Mountains.

noun

1. the Balkans. Balkan States.

Balkan

/ ˈbɔːlkən /

adjective

1. of, denoting, or relating to the Balkan States or their inhabitants, the Balkan Peninsula, or the Balkan Mountains

Other Word Forms

• Balkanite noun
• trans-Balkan adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Balkan¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Among European Union members, Bulgaria took the hardest hit from the measure as it hosts Lukoil's largest refinery in the Balkans.

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Vital supplies of US liquefied natural gas are now expected to start flowing into Ukraine this winter via a pipeline across the Balkans.

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Vital supplies of US liquefied natural gas are due to start flowing into war-ravaged Ukraine this winter via a pipeline across the Balkans.

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Italy will also deliver two patrol boats to Albania's coastguard, while the agreements also included measures to boost the Balkan nation's ability to combat drug trafficking, Rome said in a statement.

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Serbia is not the only Balkan country grappling with US sanctions.

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