bal‧kan‧i‧za‧tion (
also balkanisation British English) /ˌbɔːlkənaɪˈzeɪʃ
ən $ ˌbɒːlkənə-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1900-2000;
Origin: Balkans, the name of an area of southeast Europe with many small states that often fight each other]
the practice of dividing a country into separate independent states – used to show disapproval
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