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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A major mountain range of southeast Europe extending about 560 km (350 mi) from eastern Serbia through central Bulgaria to the Black Sea. The Balkans are a continuation of the Carpathian Mountains and rise to 2,376 m (7,795 ft).
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- noun the major mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula
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Examples
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In the Balkan Mountains is the famous Vale of Roses which furnishes about half the world's supply of attar-of-roses.
Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895
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Sprinkled with pom pom-ed footwear, silver chains and intricate silver embroidery, Galliano captured the traditional look with the right twist of high fashion, creating a chic and new take on the often dowdy folk dresses of Russian villagers residing in the Balkan Mountains.
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We ended up hiking for about 3 hours up into the Balkan Mountains.
Archive 2007-01-01 Stephanie 2007
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We ended up hiking for about 3 hours up into the Balkan Mountains.
A warm winter's day Stephanie 2007
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I took a two day hike with Milko and his wife Maria to хижа Рай a mountain cabin called Paradise which is near the highest peak called Botev in the Balkan Mountains i wore my completely worn out 5 years old no traction whatsoever New Balance running shoes and on the peak there was slick snow and i kept slipping and sliding and falling down.
Archive 2005-05-01 Eric Wiley 2005
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I took a two day hike with Milko and his wife Maria to хижа Рай a mountain cabin called Paradise which is near the highest peak called Botev in the Balkan Mountains i wore my completely worn out 5 years old no traction whatsoever New Balance running shoes and on the peak there was slick snow and i kept slipping and sliding and falling down.
Something Like Sparrows Eric Wiley 2005
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After raiding into Thrace, they accepted a truce that left them in possession of Bulgaria north of the Balkan Mountains.
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The emperor failed to defeat them and had to cede all the lands to the north of the Balkan Mountains, with the exception of some Black Sea ports.
648 2001
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Though at times successful, the Greek commanders were unable to suppress the movement, which resulted in the formation of a new Bulgarian state north of the Balkan Mountains (1188).
1180-83 2001
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THE TREATY OF BERLIN (See June 13July 13) established a small Bulgarian principality north of the Balkan Mountains, and an Eastern Rumelia south of the mountains.
1840 2001
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