Balkanization
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See also: balkanization
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- balkanization
- Balkanisation (mainly UK)
Etymology
[edit]From Balkan + -ization. The term is a reference to the conflicts that the Balkan peninsula experienced in the 20th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbɔːl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌbɑl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Noun
[edit]Balkanization (countable and uncountable, plural Balkanizations)
- (historical, chiefly political science) The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into several small states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other.
- (by extension, informal) Any disintegration or fragmentation process.
- Synonym: fragmentation
- demographic balkanization
- 2006, Anil K. Jain, Ruud Bolle, Sharath Pankanti, Biometrics: Personal Identification in Networked Society, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 401:
- In other words, will the biometric future feature biometric centralization whereby one biometric would dominate multiple applications, or will we see biometric balkanization where multiple biometrics are used for multiple applications?
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]fragmentation of a region into several small states
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any disintegration process
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Further reading
[edit]Balkanization on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Balkan Wars on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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