adj · name · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈbɒlkən/
UK:/ˈbɔːlkən/
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US:/ˈbɔlkən/
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rhymes with -ɒlkən
rhymes with -ɔːlkən
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adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to the Balkan Mountains.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
Meaning 4
The Balkans. (This form is often used in international contexts perhaps because the languages native to the region also use a singular form.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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name
Meaning 5
A region of Turkmenistan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: European
History
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بالقان, modern Turkish balkan (“wooded, craggy mountain range”), from which the name of the region of Turkmenistan is derived, too.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
ballkanik
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Albanian:
ballkanas
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Arabic:
بَلْقَانِي
(balqānī)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Arabic:
بَلْقاني
(balgāni)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Belarusian:
балка́нскі
(balkánski)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Bengali:
বলকানী
(bôlkanī)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Bulgarian:
балка́нски
(balkánski)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Catalan:
balcànic
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Chinese Mandarin:
巴爾幹 /巴尔干
(Bā'ěrgàn)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Czech:
balkánský
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Danish:
Balkan
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Dutch:
Balkanees
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Esperanto:
balkana
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Finnish:
Balkanin
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Finnish:
balkanilainen
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
French:
balkanique
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
German:
balkanisch
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Greek:
βαλκανικός
(valkanikós)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Hebrew:
בַּלְקָנִי
(balkani)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Hindi:
बाल्कन
(bālkan)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Hungarian:
balkán
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Irish:
Balcánach
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Italian:
balcanico
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Lithuanian:
balkanai
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Macedonian:
балкански
(balkanski)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Norwegian Bokmål:
balkansk
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Norwegian Nynorsk:
balkansk
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Polish:
bałkański
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Portuguese:
balcânico
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Romanian:
balcanic
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Russian:
балка́нский
(balkánskij)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Serbo-Croatian:
ба̀лка̄нскӣ
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Serbo-Croatian:
bàlkānskī
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Slovak:
balkánsky
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Slovene:
balkánski
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Spanish:
balcánico
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Turkish:
Balkan
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Ukrainian:
балка́нський
(balkánsʹkyj)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Urdu:
بَلْقانی
(balqānī)
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Welsh:
Balcanaidd
— of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
Russian:
Балка́нский велая́т
(Balkánskij velaját)
— Region of Turkmenistan
