Definition of "balagan" []

• A thatched pyramidal wooden hut of eastern Siberia, raised on piles to a height of about 10 feet, and reached by a ladder consisting of a notched tree-stem. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The native Kamschatdales have two kinds of houses of indigenous architecture -- one for summer, the "balagan," and another to which they retire during the winter, called the "jourt.""
• "A gripping tale of all the balagan [chaos] that goes on in Ajami: relations between Jewish and Arab neighbours, West Bankers and Israeli Arabs, Christians and Muslims, and everything in between."
• "So far, this is a case where I hope gay-rights activists and true liberals -- those who believe in liberty -- will take a deep breath before joyfully exploiting the bathroom balagan as an additional reason to oppose the Senator."