Balkan
Where Yugoslavia was
Balkan refers to the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe—a mountainous region including countries like Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Albania, Greece, and Bulgaria.
As an adjective, it describes anything from this region: Balkan cuisine, Balkan politics.
The term carries connotations of ethnic complexity and conflict, giving rise to *balkanize*—to fragment into hostile smaller units.
Balkan country, capital Belgrade
- CroatiaBalkan Adriatic republic
- BosniaSoutheastern European region
- HerzegovinaBalkan country's southern region
- AlbaniaBalkan Peninsula country
Greece · North Macedonia · Bulgaria · Romania · Slovenia · Montenegro · Kosovo · Belgrade
Former South Slav federation
- SerbiaBalkan country, capital Belgrade
- CroatiaBalkan Adriatic republic
- BosniaSoutheastern European region
- AlbaniaBalkan Peninsula country
North Macedonia · Montenegro · Kosovo · Bulgaria · Greece · Romania · Slovenia · Ottoman Empire
Land almost encircled by water
- AdriaticSea east of Italy
- AegeanEastern Mediterranean sea
- Black SeaLandlocked sea near Caucasus
- DanubeMajor Central European river
Carpathians · mountainous · rugged · crossroads · Eastern Europe · southeastern · landlocked · coastline
Of certain Eastern Europeans
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- folkloricRelating to folk legends
traditional · ćevapi · baklava · patriarchal · communal · hospitality · hora · polyphonic
Serbia
Balkan country, capital Belgrade
- CroatiaBalkan Adriatic republic
- BosniaSoutheastern European region
- HerzegovinaBalkan country's southern region
Albania · Greece · North Macedonia · Bulgaria · Romania · Slovenia · Montenegro · Kosovo · Belgrade · Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
Former South Slav federation
- SerbiaBalkan country, capital Belgrade
- CroatiaBalkan Adriatic republic
- BosniaSoutheastern European region
Albania · North Macedonia · Montenegro · Kosovo · Bulgaria · Greece · Romania · Slovenia · Ottoman Empire · nationalism
peninsula
Land almost encircled by water
Danube · Carpathians · mountainous · rugged · crossroads · Eastern Europe · southeastern · landlocked · coastline · watershed
Slavic
Of certain Eastern Europeans
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- OttomanMember of Turkish dynasty
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
folkloric · traditional · ćevapi · baklava · patriarchal · communal · hospitality · hora · polyphonic · iconography
- cuisinesItalian cuisine, French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Mexican cuisine
- tobaccocigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, tobacco, chewing tobacco
- EuropeanFrench, German, Italian, Spanish, British
- European peoplesGermans, Italians, Greeks, French, Poles
- PeninsulasIberian Peninsula, Korean Peninsula, Arabian Peninsula, Baja California, Crimean Peninsula
- place descriptorsregional, local, remote, national, isolated
BalkanScandinavian
Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Nordic · Iberian · Western European · Baltic · Alpine
Balkanunified
Combined into one
integrated · stable · cohesive · harmonious · orderly
- Balkan musicFolk traditions from southeastern Europe
- Balkan PeninsulaSoutheastern European landmass