No. 1,698 in Turkish
balkan
"Balkan" in Turkish refers to "a chain of wooded mountains."
In a sentence
Balkanlar, Avrupa'nın güneydoğusunda bulunan bir bölgedir.
The Balkans is a region located in the southeastern part of Europe.
In this sentence, 'Balkanlar' refers to the geographic European region known as the Balkans, showcasing its use as a proper noun denoting a location.
Bu kış çok soğuk geçti, adeta balkan soğukları geldi.
This winter was very cold, as if Balkan cold fronts arrived.
Here, 'balkan' describes a type of cold, associating the geographical region with a characteristic weather phenomenon.
Türkülerimizde balkan ezgileri hissediliyor.
Balkan melodies are felt in our folk songs.
The word 'balkan' is used to describe melodies or cultural influences originating from the Balkan region in this example.
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