Balkans

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

Example Sentences

"I've been through around 12 countries. I passed through Western Europe, all the way across to the Balkans, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, and then across Bulgaria and into Turkey," he says.

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Fires have also broken out in Greece, France, Turkey and the Balkans as a heatwave swept through Europe.

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Fires have also broken out in Greece, France, Turkey and the Balkans as a heatwave has scorched swathes of southern Europe.

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A heatwave has scorched swathes of southeastern Europe this week, prompting wildfires in Spain, Portugal, Greece, France and the Balkans.

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The crisis comes as a heatwave blankets southern Europe, sparking blazes from Portugal to the Balkans.

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