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Bal⋅kan

[bawl-kuhn]
–adjective
1. pertaining to the Balkan States or their inhabitants.
2. pertaining to the Balkan Peninsula.
3. pertaining to the Balkan Mountains.
–noun
4. the Balkans. Balkan States.

Origin:
1825–35


Bal⋅kan⋅ite, noun, adjective
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Bal·kan   (bôl'kən)   
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula or the Balkan Mountains.

  2. Of or relating to the Balkan States or their inhabitants.

pl.n.   Bal·kans (-kənz)
The Balkan States.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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