balkans

2 definitions found

balkans - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Balkans \Balkans\ prop. n. pl.
     1. The countries occupying the Balkan Peninsula.
  
     Syn: Balkan countries, Balkan nations, Balkan states.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. The Balkan mountains.
        [PJC]

balkans - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Balkans
      n 1: the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan
           Peninsula [syn: Balkans, Balkan Mountains, Balkan Mountain Range
           ]
      2: a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the
         Balkan Mountain Range [syn: Balkan Peninsula, Balkans]
      3: the Balkan countries collectively