Balkan

English

/ˈbɔːlkən/

adj

Definitions

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Of or relating to the Balkan Mountains
Of or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants

Etymology

Derived from Turkish balkan (craggy mountain range, wooded, wooded mountain range).

Origin

Turkish

balkan

Gloss

craggy mountain range, wooded, wooded mountain range

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-o- English
Balkanian English
Balkanic English
Balkanise English
Balkanism English
Balkanistics English
Balkanite English
Balkanization English
Balkanize English
Balkano- English
Balkanoid English
Balkanological English
Balkanologist English
Balkanology English
Paleo-Balkan English
balkanite English
balkanizer English
cyberbalkanization English
βαλκανικός Greek (modern)
balkan Turkish
البلقان Hijazi Arabic