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Balkan state

DEFINITIONS OF: Balkan state

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n any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula

Synonyms:
Balkan country, Balkan nation
Examples:
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Republic of Albania
a republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic coast of the Balkan Peninsula
Republic of Bulgaria
a republic in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe
Hellenic Republic
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
Macedonia
landlocked republic on the Balkan Peninsula; achieved independence from Yugoslavia in 1991
Types:
Greece
ancient Greece; a country of city-states (especially Athens and Sparta) that reached its peak in the fifth century BCE
Type of:
European country, European nation
any one of the countries occupying the European continent
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