Balkan Wars

/ˌbɔlkən wɔərz/
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Definitions of Balkan Wars
  1. noun
    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
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    the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
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