Balkanization

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Sinónimos

Balkanisation

Balkanisation

Traducións

balkanisation

Balkanisierung

balcanització

balcanización

βαλκανοποίηση

balcanizzazione

balcanização

balkanisering

بَلْقَنَة

Zerfall

بلقن

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˌbɔːl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

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