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Meaning of "Balkanised" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BALKANISED

Balkanised  [ˈbɔːlkəˌnaɪzd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALKANISED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Balkanised is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BALKANISED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Balkanised

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 BALKANISED


agonised
ˈæɡəˌnaɪzd
Americanized
əˈmerɪkəˌnaɪzd
Balkanized
ˈbɔːlkəˌnaɪzd
colonized
ˈkɒləˌnaɪzd
disorganized
dɪsˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzd
galvanized
ˈɡælvəˌnaɪzd
homogenized
həˈmɒdʒəˌnaɪzd
organized
ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzd
siliconised
ˈsɪlɪkəˌnaɪzd
siliconized
ˈsɪlɪkəˌnaɪzd
unhomogenised
ˌʌnhəˈmɒdʒəˌnaɪzd
unhomogenized
ʌnhəˈmɒdʒəˌnaɪzd
unmodernised
ʌnˈmɒdəˌnaɪzd
unorganised
ʌnˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzd
unorganized
ʌnˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzd
unpatronised
ʌnˈpætrəˌnaɪzd
unpatronized
ʌnˈpætrəˌnaɪzd
unsynchronised
ʌnˈsɪnkrəˌnaɪzd
unsynchronized
ʌnˈsɪnkrəˌnaɪzd
well-organised
ˌwelˈɔːɡəˌnaɪzd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BALKANISED

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALKANISED

advised
Americanised
braised
bruised
digitised
disguised
heparinised
inorganised
poised
practised
promised
surprised
unadvertised
unauthorised
unimmunised
unrealised
unrecognised
unromanised
unscrutinised
unsupervised

Synonyms and antonyms of Balkanised in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Balkanised» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALKANISED

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

Translator English - Chinese

割裂
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

balcanizado
570 millions of speakers

English

Balkanised
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Balkanised
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Balkanised
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Balkanised
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

balcanizada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Balkanised
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

balkanisé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Balkanised
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

balkanisierten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Balkanised
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Balkanised
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balkanised
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Balkanised
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிதறுண்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाल्कनिज्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Balkanlaştırılmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

balcanizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Balkanised
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Balkanised
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Balkanised
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαλκανοποιημένο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Balkanised
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

balkanise
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Balkanised
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Balkanised

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALKANISED»

The term «Balkanised» is used very little and occupies the 164.500 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALKANISED» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALKANISED»

Discover the use of Balkanised in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Balkanised and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The council of heresy: a primer of poetry in a balkanised ...
Andrew Duncan's latest study of contemporary British poetry offers studies of some thirteen modern poets, together with a number of general essays giving an overview of events and trends in British poetry over the past thirty to forty years ...
Andrew Duncan, 2009
2
WORLD CONTEMPORARY POEMS Including "TWO SISTERS EXCHANGE RINGS"
It is about the Bakassi, A mass since Balkanised, Not by diggers but not with hands, To protect a people and the land. Lying between extensive shores, Sharing a lot and continental shelf. Same tribes in different tongues, Where two sisters ...
Ahmed Inusa, 2013
3
The New European Criminology: Crime and Social Order in Europe
In addition to this, in many of these balkanised areas, access to the minimum wage necessary for survival is increasingly difficult or impossible. Instead, there is evidence of the development of a parallel economy based on barter, drugs, the  ...
Vincenzo Ruggiero, Nigel South, Ian Taylor, 2002
4
The Art of Middle Management: A Guide to Effective ...
The balkanised culture In balkanised schools teachers develop loyalty to separate groups and there is competition between groups. Year groups or Key Stage teams behave like nation states and distinct sub-cultures exist which make working ...
Peter Fleming, Max Amesbury, 2013
5
Changing Teaching, Changing Times
In addition to the culture of individualism, Hargreaves (1997) talks about a second culture of teaching – which he calls a balkanised culture, “made up of separate and sometimes competing groups, jockeying for position and supremacy like ...
J. Clark, C. Linder, 2006
6
The State: Critical Concepts
Revolution, writes James Dunkerley, certainly one of the more astute observers of the region, has been nurtured in the social conditions of states that comprise a region that is politically balkanised but of a relatively homogenous social fabric.
John A. Hall, 1994
7
The State and the Nations: The First Year of Devolution in ...
A SMALL REGION BALKANISED During his review of the implementation of the Agreement, Mr Mitchell confided that from a US perspective he found two things baffling about Northern Ireland. First, politics in the region always gravitated ...
Robert Hazell, 2000
8
Africa at the End of the Twentieth Century: What Lies Ahead
West Africa is more balkanised than Eastern Africa. More balkanised, tiny little states. The leadership will have to come from Nigeria. It came from Nigeria in Liberia; it has come from Nigeria in the case of Sierra Leone; it will have to come from ...
Godfrey Mwakikagile, 2013
9
How to Sound Really Clever: 600 Words You Need to Know
... of Richard Dawkins say that theology is not his bailiwick, and he should stick to science Balkanised (adj) I (ofa formerly larger entity) divided up into smaller parts that are mutually hostile (pronounced 'bawl—kuh—nysed') for full explanation, ...
‎2013
10
Ethics and Accountability in a Context of Governance and New ...
In place of shared loyalty to a public service may evolve a more Balkanised system of public management. Balkanised loyalties may prove to be more efficient, effective and economical, but then again, they may prove to be deeply problematic ...
Annie Hondeghem, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALKANISED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Balkanised is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Amaechi: Our Administration Maintained A Healthy Balance Sheet
No true steward of the people's resources would standby and watch it be systematically balkanised and taken away one resource after another. «The News, Jun 15»
2
Credit Suisse and ING eye reduced London presence
... and levies] are part of the way we look at 'how do you manage most efficiently a bank in a more and more Balkanised regulatory world? «Financial Times, Jun 15»
3
National Assembly Adjourns After Emergence of Senate Leaders …
Eventually, he briefly made a gesture counselling order, but this was lost on the balkanised chamber. The feuding parties refused to budge as ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
4
Wikipedia editors are a dying breed. The reason? Mobile
People still use the internet to communicate and share information – it hasn't turned entirely into the kind of Balkanised television that some ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
NA Adjourns after Emergence of Senate Leaders, Fracas in House
Eventually, he briefly made a gesture counselling order, but this was lost on the balkanised chamber. The feuding parties refused to budge as ... «THISDAY Live, Jun 15»
6
Papal encyclical raises new fear: contemporary evils might actually …
Catastrophists, on the other hand, see a global civilisation that for all its achievements is becoming more atomised and balkanised, more ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
7
Discriminative measures a recipe for revolution
The view that Kenya would be better of balkanised than united as is the case today seemed to tilt the plane of these discussions. Reason? «The Standard Digital News, Jun 15»
8
Wike: GDI, Instrument of Democracy in Rivers
The traditional stool was balkanised, just to despise those who decided to give advice”. He charged members of the group to work harder, ... «THISDAY Live, Jun 15»
9
Fifa was the perfect global monopoly – and its crisis is a parable …
When it comes to the internet, it is increasingly Balkanised. One-fifth of humanity – China – is not allowed search terms that coincide with such ... «The Guardian, May 15»
10
Why our experience of assimilation should be a beacon for today's …
Preventing a balkanised Britain is perhaps the single most important public policy issue of the day. The Demos Hub should help us meet this ... «Jewish Chronicle, May 15»

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