(Turkish or Persian, n.) The Balkans is geopolitical region that is within southeastern Europe. Within the region's several countries, there is a total of 55,000,000 people (if we are counting the Greek Islands), or 32,000,000 people within the region's peninsula.

The term "balkans" originally came from the Persian "balk", which means mud, and the Turkish suffix "kan" which is a swampy forest. However, in modern Turkish, the word "balkan" means "a chain of wooded mountains".

A home to a wide variety of cultures, countries, and consistently useless and pointless wars, the region is well known for its exportation of competent individuals with slightly nationalistic tendencies, exceptionally strong liquor, (apparently) good wine, very tasty but fat-inducing cuisinery, gästarbeiters for Western countries, and the term known as "balkanization", which is a pejorative term for the fragmentation of a larger region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or uncooperative with each other because of pointless differences.

The region contains the Adriatic, Ionian, Aegean, and Mediterranean seas, the Dinaric and Albanian Alps, and certain places that are either popular with tourists or underrated. The highest peak in the Balkans is Mt. Musala, and the Balkans is home to various amounts of flora and fauna.
yeah, no matter how much i don't want to admit it because it's a piece of shit, i'm from the balkans
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To split apart, or secede from, a union of states.
"You will not be free if you Balkanize the United States."
by Downstrike May 27, 2004
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The action of adding meat to every possible dish.
Nevena balkanized her salad adding cvarci (fried porc fat) and prosciutto (dried meat).

Ana became sad when Francois refused his ratatouille to be balkanized with cevapi.
by eordeos June 25, 2017
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adj:

1) especially creamy and smooth, after the style of yoghourt produced in the Balkans
2) especially satisfying or fulfilling

adv:
3) with special attention paid to detail
4) brutally, forwardly, directly
1) Replace sour cream with Balkan-style yoghourt
2) This band's new album is Balkan-Style!
3) I'm writing my memoirs Balkan-style.
4) I'll tell you what I think, Mister, I'll tell you Balkan-style.
by benedict April 20, 2005
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An act done at orgies where at bathrooms instead of pissing into toilets every member of the party pisses into a bowl, nearing the end of the party if there is a main room with a tall height one person will spill the piss bowl onto the main scene in a way resembling the prom scene from Carrie, If the main room isn't tall enough the piss will then be used to fill several water balloons which will then be thrown at other members of the party.
Todd : Hey did you hear about the giant orgy at the house at the end of the road?
Jim : Hell yeah the Balkan Waterfall was the best part
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Balkan Wars (1912 to 1913) resulted in Ottoman Empire losing almost all of its remaining territory in Europe. Balkan League (Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro) vs Ottoman Empire. Balkan League formed in 1912 with support of Russia in order to take Macedonia away from Ottomans. Montenegro declares war on Ottomans on 8 October 1912, and other members of Balkan League do the same within 10 days of this. Balkan League is victorious. January 1913, Young Turks in Constantinople break apart from Peace conference, and this results in a continuation of the conflict. Ottomans again fight Balkan League, and again Balkan League were totally victorious. Peace Treaty signed in London 30 May 1913, Ottoman Empire loses almost all of remaining European territory, including Macedonia and Albania. Albania remains independent. Macedonia divided amongst Balkan League. 2ND BALKAN WAR. Serbia, Greece, Romania in dispute with Bulgaria over division of Macedonia. 1st June 1913, Serbia and Greece form alliance against Bulgaria, War beings June 29/30 1913. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria orders troops to attack Serbian and Greek forces in Macedonia. Bulgarians are defeated, peace treatie signed on 10 August 1913. Greece and Serbia divide most of Macedonia between themselves, Bulgaria only receives a small part of the region. Balkan Wars heighten tensions towards climax of WW1, sparked by assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Serbian on 28 June 1914.
Teacher: What do you know about the Balkan Wars?
Banana: Ottomans were defeated by Balkan League in the two Balkan Wars, 1912-1913. The loss of Ottoman territory meant that conflicts over division of Macedonia. These tensions led to assassination of Archduke Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 - the causal spark of the First World War.
Teacher: What do you know about the Russo-Japanese War?
Apple: Shit! Banana?! Help me out man?

Banana: You should've gone to urban dictionary.
Teacher: You should've gone to specsavers.
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Doing something regardless of your little to zero knowledge on the subject, refusing any kind of help or advice especially from women and younger people in order to appear smarter and more capable. Often the incompetence of the person performing the balkan dad action is exposed but any kind of feedback is discarded in an attempt to protect their fragile ego.
-Are you sure you know how to fix my chair? I can ask my friend to do it... I don't want you to balkan dad it again.
by kalivisuals March 29, 2021
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