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Balkanization

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Bal·kan·ize or bal·kan·ize  (bôlk-nz)
tr.v. Bal·kan·ized or bal·kan·ized, Bal·kan·iz·ing or bal·kan·iz·ing, Bal·kan·iz·es or bal·kan·iz·es
To divide (a region or territory) into small, often hostile units.
[From the political division of the Balkans in the early 20th century.]
Balkan·i·zation n.
Translations
balkanization [ˈbɔːlkənaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → balcanización f
Balkanization balkanization [ˌbɔːlkənaɪˈzeɪʃən] Balkanisation (British) balkanisation (British) n (= fragmentation) [country] → balkanisation f


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