"Balkanization" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbɔːl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [UK], /ˌbɑl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Balkanization.wav Forms: Balkanizations [plural]
Etymology: From Balkan + -ization. The term is a reference to the conflicts that the Balkan peninsula experienced in the 20th century. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Balkan|ization}} Balkan + -ization Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Balkanization (countable and uncountable, plural Balkanizations)
  1. (historical, chiefly political science) The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into several small states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Political science Translations (fragmentation of a region into several small states): بَلْقَنَة (balqana) [feminine] (Arabic), балканіза́цыя (balkanizácyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), балканиза́ция (balkanizácija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), balcanització [feminine] (Catalan), 巴爾幹化 (Chinese Mandarin), 巴尔干化 (Bā'ěrgànhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), balkanizace [feminine] (Czech), balkanisaatio (Finnish), balkanisation [feminine] (French), balcanización [feminine] (Galician), ბალკანიზაცია (balḳanizacia) (Georgian), Balkanisierung [feminine] (German), βαλκανοποίηση (valkanopoíisi) [feminine] (Greek), balkanizáció (Hungarian), balkanisasi (Indonesian), balcanizzazione (Italian), バルカニゼーション (barukanizēshon) (Japanese), バルカン化 (barukan-ka) (Japanese), 발칸화 (balkanhwa) (Korean), балканизација (balkanizacija) [feminine] (Macedonian), balkanisering (Norwegian), bałkanizacja [feminine] (Polish), balcanização [feminine] (Portuguese), balcanizare (Romanian), балканиза́ция (balkanizácija) [feminine] (Russian), балканизација [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), balkanizacija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), balkanizácia [feminine] (Slovak), balkanizacija [feminine] (Slovene), balcanización [feminine] (Spanish), balkanisering [common-gender] (Swedish), Balkanlaşma (Turkish), балканіза́ція (balkanizácija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), Balkan hóa (Vietnamese)
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  2. (by extension, informal) Any disintegration or fragmentation process. Tags: broadly, countable, informal, uncountable Synonyms: fragmentation Translations (any disintegration process): balcanització [feminine] (Catalan), 巴爾幹化 (Chinese Mandarin), 巴尔干化 (Bā'ěrgànhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), balkanisaatio (Finnish), balkanisation [feminine] (French), balcanización [feminine] (Galician), ბალკანიზაცია (balḳanizacia) (Georgian), Zerfall [masculine] (German), balcanização [feminine] (Portuguese), балканиза́ция (balkanizácija) [feminine] (Russian), balcanización [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Balkanization-en-noun-BFQLtZj8 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'any disintegration process': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: balkanization, Balkanisation [UK, mainly] Derived forms: cyber-Balkanization Related terms: Balkanize

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          "text": "demographic balkanization",
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      "sense": "fragmentation of a region into several small states",
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      "sense": "fragmentation of a region into several small states",
      "word": "balcanizare"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "балканиза́ция"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "word": "balkanizacija"
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      "sense": "fragmentation of a region into several small states",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "balkanizácia"
    },
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "fragmentation of a region into several small states",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "balkanizacija"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "fragmentation of a region into several small states",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "balcanización"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "balkanisering"
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      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "fragmentation of a region into several small states",
      "word": "Balkanlaşma"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "balkanizácija",
      "sense": "fragmentation of a region into several small states",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "балканіза́ція"
    },
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "fragmentation of a region into several small states",
      "word": "Balkan hóa"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "any disintegration process",
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      "word": "balcanització"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "any disintegration process",
      "word": "巴爾幹化"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "any disintegration process",
      "word": "balkanisaatio"
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      "sense": "any disintegration process",
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      "word": "balkanisation"
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      "code": "gl",
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      "word": "balcanización"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "balḳanizacia",
      "sense": "any disintegration process",
      "word": "ბალკანიზაცია"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any disintegration process",
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      "word": "Zerfall"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "any disintegration process",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "balcanização"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "balkanizácija",
      "sense": "any disintegration process",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "балканиза́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "any disintegration process",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "balcanización"
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}

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