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Balkanization noun

  /ˌbɑl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ , /ˌbɔːl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
  • (historical, chiefly, political science) The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into several small states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other.
 Balkanisierung
  • (by extension, informal) Any disintegration or fragmentation process.
 Zerfall

Balkans properNoun

  /ˈbɑl.kənz/ , /ˈbɒl.kənz/ , /ˈbɔl.kənz/ , /ˈbɔːl.kənz/
  • A cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey. [19th c.]
 Balkan

Balkanize verb

  • (transitive) To break up into small, mutually-hostile units, especially on a political basis.
 balkanisieren, zersplittern

Balkan adjective

  /ˈbɑlkən/ , /ˈbɒlkən/ , /ˈbɔlkən/ , /ˈbɔːlkən/
  • Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.
 balkanisch
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