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balkan peninsula

/ˈbɐl.kən pən.ˈins.jə.lə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.13 in modern English

Syllables
balka-n penin-su-la
IPA
/ˈbɐl.kən pən.ˈins.jə.lə/
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A geographic region and large peninsula in southeastern Europe, surrounded by water on three sides: the Adriatic Sea to the west, the Mediterranean Sea (including the Ionian and Aegean Seas) to the south and the Black Sea to the east. Its northern boundary is often given as the Danube, Sava and Kupa rivers.

Inflected Forms

the Balkan Peninsula (canonical)

Synonyms

Balkans

Questions

How do you pronounce balkan peninsula?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɐl.kən pən.ˈins.jə.lə/.
What does balkan peninsula mean?
A geographic region and large peninsula in southeastern Europe, surrounded by water on three sides: the Adriatic Sea to the west, the Mediterranean Sea (including the Ionian and Aegean Seas) to the south and the Black Sea to the east. Its northern boundary is often given as the Danube, Sava and Kupa rivers.

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