Meaning of Balkans | Babel Free
ˈbɔːl.kənzDefinitions
A cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey.
plural, plural-only
Equivalents
বাংলা
বলকান
Català
Balcans
Čeština
Balkán
Cymraeg
Balcanau
Deutsch
Balkan
Ελληνικά
Βαλκάνια
Español
Balcanes
Suomi
Balkan
Français
Balkans
Galego
Balcáns
हिन्दी
बाल्कन
Magyar
Balkán
Հայերեն
Բալկաններ
Italiano
Balcani
日本語
バルカン半島
ქართული
ბალკანეთი
한국어
발칸반도
Kurdî
Balkan
Lietuvių
Balkanai
Македонски
Балкан
Nederlands
Balkan
Polski
Bałkany
Português
Bálcãs
Русский
Балканы
Slovenščina
Balkan
Svenska
Balkan
ไทย
บอลข่าน
Türkçe
Balkanlar
Tiếng Việt
Ban-căng
Examples
“As the Ottomans' victories in the Balkans multiplied, increasing numbers of Anatolian warriors flocked to their ranks, and their territorial conquests grew.”
“The Balkans is still comparatively less attractive than other post-communist countries in Europe [...]”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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