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PRONUNCIATION OF BALKANISATION

Balkanisation  [ˌbɔːlkənaɪˈzeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALKANISATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Balkanisation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BALKANISATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Balkanisation

Balkanization

Balkanization, or Balkanisation, is a geopolitical term, originally used to describe the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with one another. It is considered pejorative.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALKANISATION


authorization
ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən
characterization
ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃən
civilization
ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
customization
ˌkʌstəmaɪˈzeɪʃən
globalization
ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalisation
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalization
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hybridization
ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən
localization
ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
novelization
ˌnɒvəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimisation
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimization
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
organisation
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
organization
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
realization
ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
specialization
ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
stabilization
ˌsteɪbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
synchronization
ˌsɪŋkrənaɪˈzeɪʃən
utilization
ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
visualization
ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALKANISATION

Balkan
Balkan Mountains
Balkan Peninsula
Balkan States
Balkanise
Balkanised
Balkanization
Balkanize
Balkanized
Balkans
balker
Balkh
Balkhash
balkier
balkiest
balkily
balkiness
balkingly
Balkis

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALKANISATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of Balkanisation in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Balkanisation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALKANISATION

Find out the translation of Balkanisation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Balkanisation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Balkanisation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Balkanisation
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

balcanización
570 millions of speakers

English

Balkanisation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विफलता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البلقنة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

балканизации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

balcanização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Balkanisation
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

balkanisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Balkanisation
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Balkanisierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Balkanisation
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

발칸 반도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balkanisation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Balkanisation
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துண்டாடலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाल्कनीझेशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Balkanlaştırılmasını
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

balcanizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bałkanizacją
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

балканізації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

balcanizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαλκανιοποίηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

balkanisering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

balkanisering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Balkanisation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Balkanisation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALKANISATION»

The term «Balkanisation» is regularly used and occupies the 89.696 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALKANISATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Balkanisation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALKANISATION»

Discover the use of Balkanisation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Balkanisation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Literature and Religion at Rome: Cultures, Contexts, and Beliefs
Brain-balkanisation. Much the most helpful starting-point is provided by Paul Veyne's Les Grecs oni-ils cm a lews my t hes?, with its 'plurality of modalities of beliefs', a notion which even in 1983 he could describe as 'too much of a ...
D. C. Feeney, 1998
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Critical Practices in International Theory: Selected Essays
theory, neoliberal institutionalism), but nearly all of which continue to share the rationalist perspective of the nineteenth century that all that is reasonable is true. 29 Has this travelogue taken 'balkanisation' someplace new? It has shown how ...
James Der Derian, 2009
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Urbicide: The Politics of Urban Destruction
Firstly, for observers of the conflict, the destruction of the Stari Most signified in graphic fashion the Balkanisation of Bosnia. According to James Der Derian ( 1992, 146–150), '[b]alkanisation is generally understood to be the break up of larger ...
Martin Coward, 2008
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Identity Matters
When citizenship of a certain nation is not obtained by birth, one usually has to fight for this. Such tendencies are in keeping with the fear of the Balkanisation of Europe, as seen in the example of former Yugoslavia, where Serbia had dreamed ...
Daniela Gronold
5
Reorganization of North-East India Since 1947
14. BALKANISATION. OF. THE. NORTH. EAST. INDIA. A. Tentative. Hypothesis. BIMAN KAR Wayback in the, twenties Congress Party resolved in favour of formation of provinces on the basis of language. It was an opportunistic step since ...
B. Datta-Ray, S. P. Agrawal, 1996
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Centre and Periphery in Modern British Poetry
I am still fascinated by Eric Homberger's use of the word 'Balkanisation', which is so evocative of parts of the exploded poetry world since the boom that began around 1959. ('Deregulation' is another term that springs to mind.) But it makes me ...
Andrew Duncan, 2005
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Deleuze and Race
For a long time, 'Balkanisation' has been metonymic for any desperate and intractable clinging to visible, cherished, traditionalist identity. The redrawing of state boundaries and invention of new national symbolics in order to accommodate the ...
Arun Saldanha, Jason Michael Adams, 2012
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Schooling Internationally: Globalisation, ...
Balkanisation looks at school cultures, and the fragmentation and splitting of schools through subgroups, departments and alliances (Hargreaves 1994, 1995; Nias 1999; Johnson 2003; Flores 2004). Hargreaves (1994: 214–15) suggests that ...
Richard Bates, 2010
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Bibliography of Modern Romani Linguistics: Including a Guide ...
RT: borrowing, language contact, convergence, balkanisation. Borrowing. This term covers studies of elements taken over from one language into another language. Often this is lexical borrowing, sometimes also grammatical borrowing.
Peter Bakker, Yaron Matras, 2003
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The Role of a Culture of Superstition in the Proliferation ...
How. do. mainstream. Christian. Churches. respond. to. this. Balkanisation. of. Christianity? As a result of loss of members to Pentecostal churches pentecostal tendencies have been allowed to flower in traditional churches. —Pius Abioje The ...
Chima Agazue, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALKANISATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Balkanisation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cornwall set to win 'NHS devolution' deal
... will still apply, some raised concerns that spitting the NHS into regional fiefdoms could lead to the 'Balkanisation' of the health service. «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
APC, Start Governing, Not Whining
Yet, the only change the party has so far demonstrated is the swiftness of its recourse to balkanisation. It doesn't seem as if President Buhari ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
The Yinon Plan and the Role of the ISIS
This is the Yinon Plan at work, which aims at the balkanisation of the ... In the process of balkanisation, the facets of ethnicity, religion and race ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
4
Crouching Tiger, India's Forests
The balkanisation of content has been apparent in this debate. Scientists have traditionally spoken to society through the use of more traditional platforms such ... «Economic and Political Weekly, Jun 15»
5
The Deep Racism of Western Imperial Intervention
... the imperial 'Plan B' is to lay the groundwork for the 'balkanisation' of both countries though separate deals with the Kurds, Sunni groups, the ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jun 15»
6
RSA President Amit Yoran explains his vision for the new RSA and …
... the Internet and the future of technology, because you see some significant moves towards Balkanisation of the Internet and creating barriers ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
7
Osun group counsels Omisore to forget governorship ambition
... in the process, to continue with the balkanisation of our dear state. We are therefore calling on him to forget his ambition, support the growing ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jun 15»
8
Dom Robinson, id3as: “One thing you cannot do is stand still”
... play CDN providers will watch and gradually ape the carriers in an attempt to avoid he balkanisation of their market into each carrier CDN. «IPTV News, Jun 15»
9
Liberalism, China and the internet
Over the last several years, research into the 'balkanisation' of the internet has become commonplace. Developments such as China's ... «The Interpreter, Jun 15»
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Op-Ed: 'Balkanology', an intractable conflict, and the fracturing of …
... routes and resources, further leading to the “Balkanisation” of South Sudan, fracturing the country into a series of clan-administered areas. «Daily Maverick, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Balkanisation [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/balkanisation>. May 2024 ».
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