BALKANIZATION


Meaning of BALKANIZATION in English

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷nə̇ˈzāshən, -ˌnīˈz- noun

( -s )

Usage: often capitalized

: the process of balkanizing : the state of being balkanized

regretted the balkanization of South Africa and were anxious for some form of federation — Leo Marquard

perpetuate the balkanization of the Christian Commonwealth by validating the concept of separate sovereignties — E.A.Walsh

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.