Word · Frequency #20422
Balkan
巴尔干半岛居民
inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
- 1.
an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula
巴尔干半岛居民
In use
She loves cooking Balkan dishes, especially stuffed peppers.
The museum has a fine collection of Balkan art from the nineteenth century.
His latest novel is set in several Balkan cities during the 1990s.
Balkan + noun
Balkan 是形容词，意为“巴尔干的”，作定语时首字母大写。
The museum has a fine collection of Balkan art.
这座博物馆收藏着精美的巴尔干艺术品。
Common mistakes
The balkan countries are in Southeast Europe.The Balkan countries are in Southeast Europe.
Balkan 是由地名 the Balkans 派生出的专有形容词，英语中专有形容词必须首字母大写；中文没有大写规则，所以学习者容易误写为小写。
He traveled to Balkan last summer.He traveled to the Balkans last summer.
Balkan 是形容词，不能单独用作地名；指巴尔干地区时要用 the Balkans（复数名词，带定冠词）。中文没有冠词和复数变化，所以学习者容易漏掉 the 和 -s。
Connections
Collocations
- Balkan Peninsula
- 巴尔干半岛
- The Balkan Peninsula is in southeastern Europe.巴尔干半岛位于欧洲东南部。
- Balkan states
- 巴尔干诸国
- The Balkan states have a rich cultural heritage.巴尔干诸国拥有丰富的文化遗产。
- Balkan Wars
- 巴尔干战争
- The Balkan Wars reshaped the region's borders.巴尔干战争重塑了该地区的边界。
- Balkan Mountains
- 巴尔干山脉
- The Balkan Mountains stretch across Bulgaria.巴尔干山脉横贯保加利亚。
- Balkan region
- 巴尔干地区
- Trade routes pass through the Balkan region.贸易路线穿过巴尔干地区。
- Balkan cuisine
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：Balkan的B像隆起的山脉，巴尔干半岛多山，看到B就想到“山”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：geopolitical writing、history texts、news reports 该词多用于地理、政治、历史等书面或正式语境，作定语修饰名词，如 Balkan countries；口语中较少单独使用，更常用 the Balkans 指该地区。属中性用语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Balkan is pronounced /ˈbɔlkən/ with the /l/ sounded. Words ending in -alk (balk, talk, walk, chalk) look similar but have a silent l and rhyme with /ɔːk/, not with Balkan. Alkane shares the exact spelling chunk -alkan- but sounds /ˈælkeɪn/. Falcon can rhyme when said /ˈfɔːlkən/, but the variant /ˈfælkən/ does not. These are comparisons of spelling and sound only; no shared origin is implied.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.