Balkans

Cultural  

1. Major mountain range of the Balkan Peninsula, extending from the eastern portion of the former Yugoslavia through central Bulgaria to the Black Sea.

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Example Sentences

"Any military development in the Balkans just makes the whole region far less secure because everyone reads it as being aimed against them," says James Ker-Lindsay, an analyst specialising in the Balkans and international conflict.

From BBC

Any outcome, particularly a guilty verdict, would change international perceptions of a "sensitive period" that had "no common narrative in the Balkans or in Kosovo", she added.

From Barron's

The former foreign affairs minister had most recently been an EU special representative for the western Balkans.

From BBC

Mandic said similar scenes were unfolding at almost all EU borders with the Western Balkans.

From Barron's

The Balkans are home to some of Europe's cleanest and wildest rivers, crucial to the continent's biodiversity.

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