Balkanization

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, historical, uncountable) The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into several small states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other.
2. (broadly, countable, informal, uncountable) Any disintegration or fragmentation process.

Concepts

balkanisation

Synonymes

Balkanisation

Balkanisation

Traductions

Balkanisierung

balcanització

balcanización

βαλκανοποίηση

balcanizzazione

balcanização

balkanisering

Zerfall

بَلْقَنَة

بلقن

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌbɔːl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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