Balkans
properNoun
/ˈbɑl.kənz/
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/ˈbɒl.kənz/
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/ˈbɔl.kənz/
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- A geographical region in southeastern Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey. [19th c.]
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Balkan
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Balkanization
noun
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/ˌbɔːl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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- (historical, chiefly, political science) The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into several small states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other.
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Balkanisierung
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- (by extension, informal) Any disintegration or fragmentation process.
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Zerfall
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Balkanize
verb
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- (transitive) To break up into small, mutually-hostile units, especially on a political basis.
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balkanisieren,
zersplittern
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Balkan
adjective
/ˈbɑlkən/
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/ˈbɒlkən/
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/ˈbɔlkən/
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/ˈbɔːlkən/
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- Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula
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balkanisch
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