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Definition of Balkan nation
1. Noun. Any one of the countries on the Balkan Peninsula.
Generic synonyms: European Country, European Nation
Specialized synonyms: Albania, Republic Of Albania, Bulgaria, Republic Of Bulgaria, Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic, Macedonia
Group relationships: Balkan Peninsula, Balkans
Specialized synonyms: Greece
Lexicographical Neighbors of Balkan Nation
Literary usage of Balkan nation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1895)
"A strong balkan nation can arise only by a new birth. It is out of the question
that Austro-Hungaria, the only nation available, finding great and growing ..."
2. Socialism and War by Louis Boudianoff Boudin (1915)
"... and that these mountain ranges cannot stand permanently in the way of the
organization of one balkan nation, if the historico-eco- nomical process ..."
3. The Frontiers of Language and Nationality in Europe by Leon Dominian (1917)
"A further step in the same direction was marked by the creation of a new Balkan
nation, Albania. ..."
4. The World Remapped: A Summary of the Geographical Results of the Peace by R. Baxter Blair (1922)
"A Rumania Sa result of the war, Rumania increased its area in a greater proportion
than any other nation. Rumania is now the largest balkan nation. ..."
5. The Memoirs of a Balkan Diplomatist by Čedomilj Mijatović, Chedomille Mijatovich (1917)
"As we were the first balkan nation to rise against the Turks (in 1804), and won
our national autonomy by our own efforts absolutely unaided by anyone, ..."
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