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Balkan is a regional term, not administrative. You don't have to be under Ottomans to be included in Balkans. Administrative word for European part of Ottomans was Rumeli.
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I didn't say Croatia is similar to Austria or Hungry. Austria and Hungry isn't even similar to each other. It's a question of a perception being taught.
Balkan is perceived to be bad. This comes from centuries of being part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Austro-Hungarian Empire had expansionist interests in the Balkans that was met with resistance at different times by different groups (Turks, later Serbians, etc.) Centuries of antagonism creates a dislike for other groups.
A geographical term has the negative connotation that people are willing to give it. It's not the word itself but the cultural baggage people have with that word. Hence why I said the word itself doesn't matter. What matters is the antagonism some people may have for that term and it's an antagonism that doesn't come from a void.I think you're wrong. Not only Croats find it insulting. Many Slovenes, Greeks, Romanians and even Serbs do too. Word itself has mostly negative conotations, who on earth want to be part of that ?
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