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
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Etymology
Origin of Balkan
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Since the war began, both Ukraine and Moldova have joined the queue of countries seeking accession alongside the Balkan hopefuls: Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Sanchez denied having any links to the alleged scheme as he attended an EU summit with Balkan leaders in Montenegro on Friday.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
His Balkan nation is among those bidding to become an EU member state.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Both have been released after a judge gave them credit for a period of house arrest in Montenegro, the tiny Balkan country where federal investigators tracked them after the warehouse raid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
They had continued to leave during the Balkan Wars.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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