1. Balkans - Noun
2. Balkans - Proper noun
the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range
the Balkan countries collectively
Source: WordNetGrouping and mutuality of countries and peoples in the Balkans is the only road that leads to economic, national and political liberation. Dimitrije Tucović
Unlimited enmity of the Albanian people against Serbia is the foremost real result of the Albanian policies of the Serbian government. The second and more dangerous result is the strengthening of two big powers in Albania, which have the greatest interests in the Balkans. Dimitrije Tucović
There are some common problems in the Balkans in the settlement of which Bulgaria should also participate. Todor Zhivkov
If this war is not fought with the greatest brutality against the bands both in the East and in the Balkans then in the foreseeable future the strength at our disposal will not be sufficient to be able to master this plague. Wilhelm Keitel
Europe today is a powder keg and the leaders are like men smoking in an arsenal ... A single spark will set off an explosion that will consume us all ... I cannot tell you when that explosion will occur, but I can tell you where ... Some damned foolish thing in the Balkans will set it off. Otto von Bismarck
While Financier George Soros was investing money in Kosovo's reconstruction, the George Soros Foundation for an Open Society had opened a branch office in Pristina establishing the Kosovo Foundation for an Open Society (KFOS) as part of the Soros' network of "non-profit foundations" in the Balkans. Michel Chossudovsky