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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. Slovenian Prime Minister Miro Cerar:

   If the migrant crisis is not adequately controlled as agreed at the summit in Brussels there is a possibility of conflict situations between the states of the Western Balkans, it is possible that a small conflict would initiate a wider reaction because of the very difficult recent history (of the region), which is why it is very important that we solve this crisis together as no country can solve this problem by itself.

2. 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.

3. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov:

   We do not aim to divide the European Union. On the contrary, we aim to help eastern Europe and the Balkans which are lagging behind to catch up.

4. 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.

5. Janez Kopac:

   Western Balkans coal power producers participate in the single European power market on an equal basis as EU stakeholders, yet they get a free pass when it comes to paying for their CO2 emissions, should the carbon pricing mechanism be introduced today, all the region's coal-fired power plants would go bankrupt overnight.

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