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Southeastern Europe
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English
Proper noun
Southeastern Europe
en Q263686en A political designation for a <<region>> of southeast <<cont/Europe>> mostly comprising the states of the Balkans.
en Southeast Europe
en Europe
en Central Europe Eastern Europe Northern Europe Southern Europe Western Europe
Usage notes
Writers such as Maria Todorova and Vesna Goldsworthy have suggested the use of the term en Southeastern Europe to replace the word en Balkans for the region, to minimize potential misunderstandings about the term Balkans having negative connotations.
Translations
southeastern part of Europe
Bengali: bn দক্ষিণপূর্ব ইউরোপ dôkkhinpurbô iurop
French: fr Europe du Sud-Est f, fr Europe sud-orientale f
Georgian: ka სამხრეთ-აღმოსავლეთი ევროპა
German: de Südosteuropa n
Italian: it Europa sudorientale f
Russian: ru Юго-Восточная Европа f
Turkish: tr Güneydoğu Avrupa