1) Divided region 2) Historical region 
the former Ottoman possessions in the Balkans. The name means `land of the Romans`—i.e., Byzantines. The Turks first began to make conquests in the ... [3 related articles]
a division of the former Turkish Empire, in the Balkan Peninsula: included Albania, Macedonia, and Thrace. · a former autonomous province within this division: later became S Bulgaria.