Balkan

adjective

Bal·​kan ˈbȯl-kən sometimes ˈbal- 

variants or less commonly Balkanic

(ˈ)bȯl-¦ka-nik sometimes (ˈ)bal- 

: of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula, the Balkan Mountains, or the people of Balkan States

Word History

Etymology

from the Balkan peninsula in southeastern Europe

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