balkans
[ˈbɔ:lkənz]
abbr.
Balkan mountains;
peoples;
and states in south-eastern Europe 位于东南欧洲的巴尔干山脉;
民族和国家;
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The arrival of western civilization in the Balkans.
来自G. B. Shaw
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Rival claims to Macedonian territory caused conflict in the Balkans.
多方主张拥有对马其顿的领土主权，结果在巴尔干地区引发了冲突。
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Throughout the Balkans, there is a close identification of nationhood with language.
整个巴尔干半岛上，国家地位与语言有着非常密切的联系。
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Thoughts inevitably flash back to 1914, when trouble in this part of the Balkans led all the way to world war.
这难免会令人想起1914年，那年巴尔干半岛上这一地区的动荡最终引发了世界大战。
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Greece is where the Balkans and the Mediterranean world overlap.
来自WSJ
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Eventually, the music will shift from Vietnam to the Balkans.
来自NEWYORKER