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1. Balkansnoun

   A geographical region in the southeast of Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by the former Yugoslav countries, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece and sometimes Romania.

   Synonyms:
   Balkan Peninsula

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1. • Balkan Peninsula
   • Europe
   • European Country
   • Peninsula
   • Range

Princeton's WordNet

1. Balkans, Balkan Mountains, Balkan Mountain Rangenoun

   the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula

2. Balkan Peninsula, Balkansnoun

   a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range

3. Balkansnoun

   the Balkan countries collectively

How to use Balkans in a sentence?

1. Lars Lokke Rasmussen:

   The fighter jets are central to our participation in international missions in the Balkans, in Afghanistan, in Libya and recently in Iraq in the fight against ISIL (Islamic State).

2. Johannes Hahn:

   The European Union is not only at your disposal at your side but we are really committed to these kinds of investments because it connects the Western Balkans with the European Union.

3. Bosnian Security Minister Dragan Mektic:

   These weapons have been increasingly used in terrorist attacks, and our colleagues from France have proposed that an expert network be formed in the Western Balkans to crack down on smugglers.

4. Charles Kupchan:

   This is part of a broader pattern where Russia leans its influence wherever it can, russia does this in places like the Balkans, but also in Georgia and other places outside of the EU and NATO nations where they can be more overtly present.

5. Yana Tchekhanovetz:

   Christian pilgrims to the Land of Israel from all over the Byzantine Empire (Turkey, the Balkans, Greece and present-day Russia) would carry his icon to protect them from harm, it is probable that the ring belonged to a pilgrim who sought the protection of St. Nicholas on his travels.

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