Balkans
['bɔ:lkənz]
Definition
(noun.) the Balkan countries collectively.
(noun.) the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula.
Editor: Val--From WordNet
Examples
- South of this sea stretched a continuous shore from the Balkans to Afghanistan. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Ptolemaic and Seleucid empires lasted for a considerable time: the forms of government in Asia Minor and the Balkans were more unstable. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The feverish state of affairs in the Balkans was largely the outcome of the intrigues and propagandas sustained by the German and Slav schemes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Spence