Associations to the word «Balkan»

Wiktionary

BALKAN, adjective. Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
BALKAN, adjective. Of or relating to the Balkan Mountains
BALKAN, adjective. Of or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants
BALKAN PENINSULA, proper noun. A large peninsula in southeastern Europe surrounded by water on three sides: the Adriatic Sea to the west, the Mediterranean Sea (including the Ionian and Aegean Seas) to the south and the Black Sea to the east. Its northern boundary is often given as the Danube, Sava and Kupa rivers.
BALKAN ROMANI, proper noun. One of several dialects of Romani.

Dictionary definition

BALKAN, noun. An inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats