Balkanicadj.

Brit.

/bɔːlˈkanɪk/,

/bɒlˈkanɪk/, U.S.

/bɔlˈkænɪk/,

/bɑlˈkænɪk/

Forms: 1800s Balcanic, 1800s– Balkanic.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Balkan , -ic suffix.

Etymology: < the name of the Balkan peninsula (see Balkan adj. and n.) + -ic suffix. Compare French balkanique (1836 or earlier), Italian balcanico (1836 or earlier), German balkanisch (1831 or earlier). Compare earlier Balkan adj.With quot. 1880, compare Serbian and Croatian balkanski.

= Balkan adj. 2.

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Balkan1855

Balkanic1880

Balkanoid1931

1880 Times 28 June 12/6 The invincible defender of the cause of justice and freedom in the world, and, therefore, in its Balcanic East—..the Servian dwellers of which are now addressing themselves to you.

1884 Macmillan's Mag. Feb. 300/2 A pacific alliance of these four governments—Magyar, Roumanian, Yugo-Slav, and Greek, in a Balkanic League.

1915 Sphere 28 Aug. 214/1 The unhappy war between the Balkanic allies after the defeat of Turkey.

1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 370/2 Balkanic Italy (country of Gorizia E. of the Isonzo, W. Carniola, Istria, Trieste and Zara).

1925 Public Opinion 23 Jan. 86/2 His swarthy face with its cunning Balkanic eyes.

2005 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Dec. (Review pages) 17 This is not the Serbia the world wants—the place would lose its Balkanic flare for atavism and brutality.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	balkanic
释义	Balkanicadj. Brit. /bɔːlˈkanɪk/, /bɒlˈkanɪk/, U.S. /bɔlˈkænɪk/, /bɑlˈkænɪk/ Forms: 1800s Balcanic, 1800s– Balkanic. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Balkan , -ic suffix. Etymology: < the name of the Balkan peninsula (see Balkan adj. and n.) + -ic suffix. Compare French balkanique (1836 or earlier), Italian balcanico (1836 or earlier), German balkanisch (1831 or earlier). Compare earlier Balkan adj.With quot. 1880, compare Serbian and Croatian balkanski. = Balkan adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > countries of Eastern Europe > [adjective] > Balkan Balkan1855 Balkanic1880 Balkanoid1931 1880 Times 28 June 12/6 The invincible defender of the cause of justice and freedom in the world, and, therefore, in its Balcanic East—..the Servian dwellers of which are now addressing themselves to you. 1884 Macmillan's Mag. Feb. 300/2 A pacific alliance of these four governments—Magyar, Roumanian, Yugo-Slav, and Greek, in a Balkanic League. 1915 Sphere 28 Aug. 214/1 The unhappy war between the Balkanic allies after the defeat of Turkey. 1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 370/2 Balkanic Italy (country of Gorizia E. of the Isonzo, W. Carniola, Istria, Trieste and Zara). 1925 Public Opinion 23 Jan. 86/2 His swarthy face with its cunning Balkanic eyes. 2005 Guardian (Nexis) 17 Dec. (Review pages) 17 This is not the Serbia the world wants—the place would lose its Balkanic flare for atavism and brutality. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1880
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