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