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The networks found themselves having to compete for an increasingly Balkanized audience.
Roger Mudd

Meaning of "Balkanized" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BALKANIZED

Balkanized  [ˈbɔːlkəˌnaɪzd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BALKANIZED

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

WHAT DOES BALKANIZED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Balkanized

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.

Definition of Balkanized in the English dictionary

The definition of Balkanized in the dictionary is divided into small warring states. Other definition of Balkanized is divided into small factions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BALKANIZED


agonised
ˈæɡəˌnaɪzd
Americanized
əˈmerɪkəˌnaɪzd
Balkanised
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 BALKANIZED

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE BALKANIZED

agonized
authorized
customized
heparinized
industrialized
inorganized
non-unionized
pedestrianized
personalized
recognized
sized
specialized
unauthorized
unimmunized
unrecognized
unromanized
unscrutinized
well-organized
westernized
womanized

Synonyms and antonyms of Balkanized in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Balkanized» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BALKANIZED

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

Translator English - Chinese

割据
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

balcanizado
570 millions of speakers

English

Balkanized
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Balkanized
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مقسمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

балканизирован
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

balkanized
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Balkanized
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

balkanisé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Balkanized
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

balkanisiertes
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Balkanized
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Balkanized
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Balkanized
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Balkanized
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிரித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाल्कनिझ्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Balkanlaştırılmış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

balcanizzata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Balkanized
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Балканізірован
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

balcanizată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Balkanized
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Balkanized
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Balkanized
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Balkanized
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Balkanized

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BALKANIZED»

The term «Balkanized» is normally little used and occupies the 124.402 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BALKANIZED» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «BALKANIZED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Balkanized.
1
Michael Azerrad
The online musical universe has become Balkanized, with many sites focusing on minute niches. That works well for reaching very specific demographics, which is wonderful for advertising, but it flies in the face of the common wisdom that people's tastes have become more diverse as music of any description has become a mouse-click away.
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Roger Mudd
The networks found themselves having to compete for an increasingly Balkanized audience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BALKANIZED»

Discover the use of Balkanized in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Balkanized and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
America Balkanized: immigration's challenge to government
Well-written, eye-opening likely future for America, June 29, 2000.
Brent A. Nelson, 1994
2
Balkanized Europe: A Study in Political Analysis and ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Paul Scott Mowrer, 2013
3
Balkanized at Sunrise
Joe Tripician. BALKANIZED AT SUNRISE How a Sci-Fi Author Was Recruited to Keep a President from a War Crimes Indictment By Joe Tripician BALKANIZED AT SUNRISE How a Sci-Fi Author Was Recruited to.
Joe Tripician, 2010
4
Balkanized Euerope a Study in Political Analysis and ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Paul Scott Mowrer, 2010
5
Balkanized Europe; a Study in Political Analysis and ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
HardPress, Mowrer Paul Scott 1887-, 2013
6
Successful Middle Leadership in Secondary Schools: A ...
In balkanized schools teachers develop loyalty to separate groups and there is competition between groups. Departments behave like nation states and dis- tinct sub-cultures exist that make working with a common purpose and ethos difficult.
Peter Fleming, 2014
7
Changing Teachers, Changing Times: Teachers' Work and ...
In short, Roxborough High's balkanized character meant that in terms of being interested in change, being able to change and being involved in change, it was considerably better than it collectively imagined. What we can most learn from this ...
Andy Hargreaves, 2001
8
Finance After Armageddon
... bond, and bank loan investments in retirement accounts (IRAs, 401ks, etc.).9. End. Balkanized. Regulation. One aspect of the current regulatory regime that must be improved in order to fortify systemic stability is its balkanized structure ...
Michael E. Lewitt, 2010
9
We’re All Screwed: How Toxic Regulation Will Crush the Free ...
Balkanized Market Equilibrium Supply Qc, Demand ^ Quantitative Underground Market Balkanized Market The y-axis represents the qualitative function — "mass, " showing the number of people affected,) and "materiality," indicating the ...
Stephen A. Boyko, 2009
10
Making Schools Smarter: Leading With Evidence
Conduct of day-today business High consensus Response to specific change initiatives Moderate consensus Isolated Organizational learning Low to moderate consensus Isolated Norms: Mutual respect among staff Balkanized Beliefs: In the  ...
Kenneth Leithwood, Robert Aitken, Doris Jantzi, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BALKANIZED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Balkanized is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Happy 100th birthday to Brooklyn's subway: amNewYork shares our …
Brooklyn has been Balkanized as a result of its lousy train service. John Ambrosio, Intern Good Thing: The L train has been relatively good ... «amNY, Jul 15»
2
Uptick in Long Island's Housing Hides Real Concern: High Cost of …
Or are Long Island's balkanized school districts, fire districts and countless other political and quasi-political overlapping fiefdoms to blame? «Long Island Press, Jul 15»
3
Racism finds new home on the Internet
America is becoming balkanized just like the Balkans; we are breaking apart because of Hispanics - particularly in the Southwest - and other ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
4
America's real founding moment: Why we get Independence Day all …
... one of the precious few times every year when an increasingly balkanized society coalesces into a single, shared experience. But the Fourth ... «Salon, Jul 15»
5
Positive and negative opinion abounds in Israel
Catastrophists, on the other hand, “see a global civilization that for all its achievements is becoming more atomized and balkanized, more ... «San Diego Jewish World, Jul 15»
6
Change is needed
In its first finding the commission concluded that the Railbelt grid, with its balkanized ownership and legacy power purchase agreements, ... «Petroleum News, Jul 15»
7
Alberta to automatically approve out-of-province securities rulings
In Canada's balkanized financial markets enforcement regime, when one provincial watchdog bans or suspends a fraudster or someone else ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
8
ISIS: US Proxy Foot Soldiers
... governments Washington wants replaced with pro-Western ones, or in the case of Iraq, weakened and balkanized like Yugoslavia for easier ... «The People's Voice, Jun 15»
9
What to Do About Robert E. Lee?
The states of the South might have become Balkanized. Louisiana might be part of a lesser nation. Reconstruction would be difficult, but ... «My New Orleans, Jun 15»
10
Cisco Erects 6 Pillars for the IoT
"If every large company comes up with their Balkanized strategy, we're mired in fragmentation. Consumers will throw up their hands -- 'I didn't ... «E-Commerce Times, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Balkanized [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/balkanized>. Apr 2024 ».
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