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BALKAN STATES [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

Balkans, also called Balkan Peninsula, easternmost of Europe's three great southern peninsulas. There is not [a] universal agreement on the region's components. The Balkans are usually characterized as comprising Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia, with all or part of each of those countries located within the peninsula.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

La péninsule balkanique, ou, en abrégé, les Balkans, est une partie de l'Europe du Sud-Est qui, selon l'usage courant, correspond au territoire de l'Albanie, de la Bulgarie, de la Grèce, des États issus de la décomposition de la Yougoslavie (Bosnie-Herzégovine, Croatie, Kosovo, Macédoine du Nord, Monténégro, Serbie, Slovénie) et à la partie européenne de la Turquie [...]

OBS

Balkans : nom de pays précédé de l'article défini «les».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Topónimos (fuera de Canadá)
Key term(s)
  • península balcánica
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