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

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

From Barron's

More than a million Greeks fled what is now Turkey, and millions of Turks fled the Balkans as the Ottoman empire fell into decay.

From The Wall Street Journal

Five of those deaths were confirmed in France on Tuesday, while a woman died in Bosnia as heavy snow and rain sparked floods and power outages across the Balkans.

From Barron's

The Balkans has also seen snow and heavy rain.

From BBC

Petrovic said the Balkans proved to be "more than a good example" in controlling the disease.

From Barron's