Balkans vs Mastika - What's the difference?
balkans | mastika |
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
A type of hard resin found on various acacia trees, which can be chewed.
A liquor made from such resin.
A liqueur similar to raki made from anise or other sources, made in the Balkans.
A serving of such a beverage.
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.As a noun mastika is
a type of hard resin found on various acacia trees, which can be chewed.balkans
English
(wikipedia Balkans)Proper noun
(en proper noun)- As the Ottomans' victories in the Balkans multiplied, increasing numbers of Anatolian warriors flocked to their ranks, and their territorial conquests grew.