Balkan

American  

[bawl-kuhn] / ˈbɔl kən /

adjective

1. pertaining to the Balkan States or their inhabitants.

2. pertaining to the Balkan Peninsula.

3. pertaining to the Balkan Mountains.

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noun

1. the Balkans. Balkan States.

Balkan British  

/ ˈbɔːlkən /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• Balkanite noun
• trans-Balkan adjective

Etymology

Origin of Balkan

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Tourism accounts for more than a fifth of the economy of this Balkan country, and it is keen to encourage more visitors to arrive outside of the height of summer.

From BBC

But in 2016 several Balkan nations curtailed major epidemics of the same disease through swift action, mass vaccination and culls in about three months.

From Barron's

After eight years as a military policeman, including a deployment to the Balkans, and a second career as a defense contractor in Colorado, Tartt moved back home in 2012 to help his ailing mother.

From The Wall Street Journal

The resignation of Bulgaria’s coalition government—announced Thursday by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov—comes just weeks before the Balkan country is due to join the euro area, the European Union’s currency union.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We are seeing an increase in women travelling alone, both on the Mediterranean and the Balkan routes," says Irini Contogiannis from the International Rescue Committee in Italy.

From BBC