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Balkans is a related term of balkanic.



As an adjective Balkanic

is of or relating to the Balkan peninsula.

As a proper noun Balkans is

a geographical region in the southeast of Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Kosovo, Croatia, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece and sometimes Romania.

balkanic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the Balkan peninsula.
  • Synonyms

    * Balkan

    balkans

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A geographical region in the southeast of Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Kosovo, Croatia, Bulgaria, Albania, Greece and sometimes Romania.
  • * 2002 — Dennis P. Hupchick, The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism , p104
  • As the Ottomans' victories in the Balkans multiplied, increasing numbers of Anatolian warriors flocked to their ranks, and their territorial conquests grew.

    Usage notes

    Used with the definite article (the).

    Synonyms

    * (geographical region) Balkan Peninsula

    Derived terms

    * Balkan * Balkanism * Balkanize