Bal·kan (bôl'kən)
adj.

1. Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula or the Balkan Mountains.
2. Of or relating to the Balkan States or their inhabitants.

pl.n. Bal·kans (-kənz)
The Balkan States.

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