transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbȯl-kə-ˌnīz ]
transitive verb
( -ized ; -iz·ing )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Balkan Peninsula
Date: 1919
1. : to break up (as a region or group) into smaller and often hostile units
2. : divide , compartmentalize
now pop culture has been balkanized; it is full of niches, with different groups watching and playing their own things — Richard Corliss
• bal·kan·i·za·tion ˌbȯl-kə-nə-ˈzā-shən noun , often capitalized