Balkans

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Balkan /ˈbɔːlk(ə)n/

▶adjective relating to the countries occupying the part of SE Europe forming a peninsula bounded by the Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean, and the Black seas. ▶noun (the Balkans) the Balkan countries.

'Balkans' also found in these Oxford entries:

Adriatic - Balkan - cherry laurel - Chetnik - Montenegrin - pope

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