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Meaning of "Balkanise" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BALKANISE

Balkanise  [ˈbɔːlkənaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALKANISE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Balkanise 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 BALKANISE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Balkanise

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 BALKANISE


agonize
ˈæɡəˌnaɪz
demonise
ˈdiːmənaɪz
disillusionise
ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənaɪz
disillusionize
ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənaɪz
dragonize
ˈdræɡənaɪz
euthanize
ˈjuːθəˌnaɪz
harmonize
ˈhɑːməˌnaɪz
humanise
ˈhjuːmənaɪz
humanize
ˈhjuːməˌnaɪz
Italianize
ɪˈtæljəˌnaɪz
mechanise
ˈmɛkənaɪz
mechaniser
ˈmekənaɪz
modernize
ˈmɒdəˌnaɪz
organise
ˈɔːɡənaɪz
organize
ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz
proletarianize
ˌprəʊləˈtɛərɪənaɪz
recognise
ˈrekəɡnaɪz
recognize
ˈrɛkəɡˌnaɪz
revolutionize
ˌrɛvəˈluːʃəˌnaɪz
synchronize
ˈsɪŋkrəˌnaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALKANISE

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALKANISE

Africanise
Americanise
anise
Australianise
botanise
Christianise
colonise
disorganise
Europeanise
euthanise
Germanise
Italianise
paganise
pedestrianise
reorganise
Romanise
star anise
suburbanise
tetanise
urbanise
vulcanise

Synonyms and antonyms of Balkanise in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Balkanise» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALKANISE

Find out the translation of Balkanise to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

Balkanise
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

balcanizar
570 millions of speakers

English

Balkanise
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Balkanise
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Balkanise
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Balkanise
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Balkanise
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Balkanise
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

balkaniser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Balkanise
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Balkanise
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Balkanise
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Balkanise
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balkanise
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Balkanise
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Balkanise
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाल्कनीझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Balkanise
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Balkanise
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Balkanise
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Balkanise
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Balkanise
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαλκανιοποιήσουμε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Balkanise
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Balkanise
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Balkanise
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Balkanise

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALKANISE»

The term «Balkanise» is used very little and occupies the 177.386 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALKANISE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALKANISE»

Discover the use of Balkanise in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Balkanise and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Words You Should Know 2013: The 201 Words from Science, ...
... Life This Year Nicole Cammorata. balkanize 33 balkanize (BAWL-kuh-nahyz), verb The word balkanize (which can also be spelled balkanise) has long been used as a geopolitical term, meaning to break a region apart into smaller states.
Nicole Cammorata, 2012
2
The Guide To English Usage
Baiter Balkanise • A cluster of army tents was used as decoy to mislead enemy of the correct presence of army. • A few parachutes are dropped elsewhere as decoy to distract enemy's attention from the real place where troops have to be ...
B.b.sinha, 2009
3
The Ants are my Friends: Misheard Lyrics, Malapropisms, ...
When he made it everyone assumed thathe meant Balkanise –meaning to divide into small mutually hostile groups – which would have made sense in the context. However, a few dayslater, the periodical in which the statement was printed ...
Martin Toseland, 2013
4
Best of the Quest
Jinnah's plan to balkanise India failed because Nehru could see through these plans in advance. He accepted Kashmir's accession and sent Indian troops there. After this Hyderabad read the writing on the wall and signed the standstill ...
Laeeq Futehally, Arshia Sattar, 2011
5
"Balkan Ülkeleri kütüphaneler arası bilgi-belge yönetimi ve ...
Bavyera. Devlet. Kutuphanesindeki. Turkce. Yazmalannin. Balkan. Kokenli. Mustensih,. Katip. ve. Mutercimleri. Translators. and. Clerks. who. are. Balkanise. of. Turkish's. Manuscripts. of. Baverian. Library. Doc. Dr. Muhittin Eliacik Kinkkale  ...
Ender Bilar, Yaşagül Ekinci, 2008
6
Fateful Events of 1947: The Secret British Game of Divide ...
This book, constructed from original source-material including confidential documents of some of the British Viceroys and officers as well as some letters of Winston Charchill to Muhammad Ali Jinnah deals with the intricacies of the ...
Manmath Nath Das, 2004
7
India Today
PATRIOT IT WAS the kind of international scoop that every journalist fantasises about: a top secret document detailing the covert plans of a superpower to balkanise a leading Third World country. And yet. last fortnight, when a New Delhi daily ...
8
Critical Race Theory and Education: A Marxist Response
has underlined xeno-racism's economic basis: under global capitalism which, in its ruthless pursuit of markets and its sancti- fication ofwealth, has served to unleash ethnic wars, balkanise countries and displace their peoples, the racist ...
Mike Cole, 2009
9
Montenegro
apse Austro-Hungary Balkans balkanise Bankada basilica benzin Beograd Bogomil bura Byzantine Empire Cattaro centar Chetniks Crna Gora Crnagorski čun cyclopean masonry Cyrillic diacritic marks Diatreton cup Dormition dubrava duga ...
Annalisa Rellie, 2012
10
Rediscovering the Hidden World
The simple reason was to continue destabilising in order to Balkanise Kongo foritsprofits to develop RwandaasI mentionedinthe Ova Moga's project,with theplot of major Westernmedia, communication, and weapon companies, multinational ...
Hamba Wanzola

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALKANISE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Balkanise is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why you must pay for the Zulu king
... thereby derailing the grand scheme of apartheid to balkanise our country and deprive millions of black South Africans of their citizenship. «Rand Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
EU's net neutrality decision could destroy the Internet
This will have a ghettoising effect on the vast majority of small time content creators and balkanise them into a forgotten corner of the web. «UTV Ireland, Jul 15»
3
Tools of Uthman Dan Fodio's Estate (1)
Rather than be seen as a negative step, I consider this as a positive step towards the destiny of Nigeria to balkanise. It is a positive step towards ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
4
Kaimenyi Says Garissa Teachers College Must Stay Open
"The college cannot be closed at it will balkanise the country and it is unconstitutional to deny Kenyans a right to education," he said. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
5
The visibility of invisible moments
... to be an empowering instinct typically suppressed in the chauvinistic bid to balkanise the art world and to generate cartels of influence. «BDlive, Jun 15»
6
8th NASS Leadership: Party's Decision Or Personal Interest?
PDP Senators could swing the votes to save Saraki, who among other helped to balkanise their party with the creation of the now defunct New ... «Gbooza, Jun 15»
7
Resilience & Resistance A Palestine Cause
... Israeli military occupation of Palestine as well as the ensuing military interventionism to balkanise the region in order to draw up a new map. «MWC News, May 15»
8
It has begun: South Africa's new violent tribalism
... Modern African Studies, the colonial-apartheid system manipulated tribal identities to Balkanise the black population into different homelands ... «Rand Daily Mail, Apr 15»
9
Calls for mental health review to lead to more funding for whole sector
... go beyond that, because my fear is that you can't start to set up disagreements within the system, you start to balkanise the system. To me the ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
10
From zero to hero? Flipkart strikes a blow for net neutrality by …
This would effectively balkanise the internet, splitting a once fairly open world into free zones and paid ones, and naturally tipping the balance ... «Scroll.in, Apr 15»

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