Balkanized

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of balkanize form-of, participle, past
  2. 2
    simple past and past participle of Balkanize form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Fractured, divided.

    "What was once always on the brink of something bigger has become Balkanized, and the process of genre subdivision has hidden away bands in ever tinier and more obscure pigeonholes, affecting even the best and most widely known among them."

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balkanise

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"What was once always on the brink of something bigger has become Balkanized, and the process of genre subdivision has hidden away bands in ever tinier and more obscure pigeonholes, affecting even the best and most widely known among them."

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