Definition of Balkanization in English:
Balkanization
(British Balkanisation)
nounˌbɒlkənʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)nˌbɔːlkənʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)nˌbɔlkəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
See Balkanize
Example sentencesExamples
- The drive to create a clearer national identity is also backed by religious leaders who are likewise concerned about the Balkanisation of the country.
- The punk movement fizzled with the backslide into further genre Balkanization, but that doesn't mean the desire for confrontation has subsided.
- The Balkanization of the internet is one of the great things about it.
- What do we want, a Balkanisation of the country?
- The division of peoples along national, ethnic and religious lines can lead only to a Balkanisation of the continent, with the most terrible consequences.
Definition of Balkanization in US English:
Balkanization
(British Balkanisation)
nounˌbôlkəˌnīˈzāSH(ə)nˌbɔlkəˌnaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n
See Balkanize
Example sentencesExamples
- The punk movement fizzled with the backslide into further genre Balkanization, but that doesn't mean the desire for confrontation has subsided.
- The Balkanization of the internet is one of the great things about it.
- What do we want, a Balkanisation of the country?
- The drive to create a clearer national identity is also backed by religious leaders who are likewise concerned about the Balkanisation of the country.
- The division of peoples along national, ethnic and religious lines can lead only to a Balkanisation of the continent, with the most terrible consequences.