balkans

Noun balkans has 3 senses

• balkans(n = noun.object) balkan mountain range, balkan mountains - the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula;
is a part of balkan peninsula, balkans
is a kind of chain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains

• balkans(n = noun.location) balkan peninsula - a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range;
has parts: balkan wars, balkan country, balkan nation, balkan state, albania, republic of albania, croatia, hrvatska, republic of croatia, macedon, macedonia, makedonija, thrace, macedonia, republic of turkey, turkey, balkan mountain range, balkan mountains, balkans
is a part of europe
is a kind of peninsula

• balkans(n = noun.location) - the Balkan countries collectively;
is a kind of european country, european nation