transcription, транскрипция: [ bɔ:lkənaɪzeɪʃ(ə)n ]
Note: The spellings 'balkanization', and in British English 'balkanisation' are also used.
If you disapprove of the division of a country into separate independent states, you can refer to the Balkanization of the country.
We can’t accept the fragmentation or balkanization of the country.
N-UNCOUNT [ disapproval ]