balkan wars

Noun
  1. Two wars (1912-1913) that were fought over the last of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire and that left the area around Constantinople (now Istanbul) as the only Ottoman territory in Europe (synset 101305426)
    domain region: ellas, greece, hellenic republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
    is an instance of: war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
    has: battle of lule burgas, lule burgas - the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks
    is a part of: balkan peninsula, balkans - a large peninsula in southeastern Europe containing the Balkan Mountain Range

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