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Pronunciation / Transliteration: balkanisieren
"Die Krise droht, das Land zu balkanisieren."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To divide a region or body into smaller, mutually hostile or competing states or groups.
"The collapse of the central government threatened to balkanize the entire nation into warring factions." - 2
To break up a larger organization, system, or digital network into smaller, isolated, and uncooperative parts.
"Privacy regulations and fragmented standards risk balkanizing the global internet."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the proper noun 'Balkan', referring to the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, combined with the verbal suffix '-ize'. The term emerged in the early 20th century following the Balkan Wars and World War I to describe the geopolitical fragmentation of a larger region into smaller, mutually hostile states.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Balkanize" is said worldwide
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balkaniser
Transliteration: balkaniser
"Les conflits ethniques risquent de balkaniser la région."
balkanisieren
Transliteration: balkanisieren
"Die Krise droht, das Land zu balkanisieren."
balkanizzare
Transliteration: balkanizzare
"Le tensioni politiche potrebbero balkanizzare il territorio."
balcanizar
Transliteration: balcanizar
"El acuerdo fallido ayudó a balcanizar la región."
balcanizar
Transliteration: balcanizar
"As disputas internas tendem a balcanizar o país."
खंड-खंड करना
Transliteration: khand-khand karna
"गृहयुद्ध देश को खंड-खंड कर सकता है।"
巴尔干化
Transliteration: bā'ěrgānhuà
"冲突导致该地区进一步巴尔干化。"
발칸화하다
Transliteration: balkan-hwahada
"내전은 국가를 발칸화할 위험이 있다."
バルカン化する
Transliteration: barukan-ka suru
"その対立が地域をバルカン化する恐れがある。"
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