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Definition of the Balkans noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Balkans

noun

/ðə ˈbɔːlkənz/,

/ðə ˈbɒlkənz/

/ðə ˈbɔːlkənz/

[plural]

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a region of south-east Europe, including the countries to the south of the rivers Sava and Danube

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