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Balkanization

//ˌbɑl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into several small states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other. countable, historical, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization. alt-of, countable, uncountable

    "TV is the mass medium now, and balkanization has hit the newspaper industry."

  3. 3
    Any disintegration or fragmentation process. broadly, countable, informal, uncountable

    "demographic balkanization"

Etymology

From Balkan + -ization. The term is a reference to the conflicts that the Balkan peninsula experienced in the 20th century.

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