Balkans

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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