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Balkans vs Mangalica - What's the difference?

balkans | mangalica |

As proper nouns the difference between balkans and mangalica

is that 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 while mangalica is a fleecy pig of hungary and the balkans.

balkans

English

(wikipedia 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

    Related terms

    * Balkanic * Balkanian * Paleo-Balkan

    mangalica

    English

    (wikipedia Mangalica)

    Alternative forms

    * Mangalitsa * Mangalitza

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A fleecy pig of Hungary and the Balkans.