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

Addiko emerged from the restructuring of Hypo Alpe Adria, a bank with a sprawling footprint in the Balkans that was bailed out by the Austrian state in late 2009.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Over the past year, Iran has pre-positioned arms and ammunition for proxy cells in countries including Germany and Austria, as well as along migrant routes in the Balkans, several European and U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"Funnily enough, last night I was watching a film about the Balkans war," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

"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 • Mar. 9, 2026

That rapid spread preempted opportunities for domesticating those and related species in the Balkans.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond