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English noun: Balkans

1. Balkans (object) the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula


SynonymsBalkan Mountain Range, Balkan Mountains


Instance hypernymchain, chain of mountains, mountain chain, mountain range, range, range of mountains


Part meronymBalkan Peninsula, Balkans

2. Balkans (location) a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range


SynonymsBalkan Peninsula


Instance hypernympeninsula


Part holonymAlbania, Balkan country, Balkan Mountain Range, Balkan Mountains, Balkan nation, Balkan state, Balkan Wars, Balkans, Croatia, Hrvatska, Macedon, Macedonia, Macedonia, Makedonija, Republic of Albania, Republic of Croatia, Republic of Turkey, Thrace, Turkey


Part meronymEurope


Member holonymBalkan

3. Balkans (location) the Balkan countries collectively


Instance hypernymEuropean country, European nation









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