BALKAN STATES, THE


Meaning of BALKAN STATES, THE in English

Bal ‧ kans, the /ˈbɔːlkənz/ BrE AmE ( also ˌBalkan ˈStates, the ) [P]

a large area in southeast Europe which includes Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey. It is an area in which there have been many wars and many changes in the borders of the countries.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.