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balcánico

Balkan

adjective bahl-KAH-nee-koh Rare

Usage Note

Balcánico refers to anything of or from the Balkan Peninsula (los Balcanes). In journalistic Spanish it often appears in the phrase conflicto balcánico recalling the 1990s wars. Informally, una situación balcánica can imply complex, intractable political fragmentation, though this figurative use should be used carefully given its historical weight.

Examples

"La música balcánica tiene un ritmo muy característico."

Natural Translation

Balkan music has a very distinctive rhythm.

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