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Definition of Balkanization noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Balkanization

noun

/ˌbɔːlkənaɪˈzeɪʃn/,

/ˌbɒlkənaɪˈzeɪʃn/

/ˌbɔːlkənəˈzeɪʃn/

(British English also Balkanisation)

[uncountable]

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the process or fact of becoming Balkanized
- the problem of Balkanization
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