Balkanization

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Conceitos

balcanização

Sinônimos

Balkanisation

Balkanisation

Traduções

balkanisation

Balkanisierung

balcanització

balcanización

βαλκανοποίηση

balcanizzazione

بلقن

balkanisering

بَلْقَنَة

Zerfall

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˌbɔːl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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