balkanisation

French - Turkish

Definition of balkanisation in French Turkish dictionary

Balkanization

English - English

Definition of balkanisation in English English dictionary

A geopolitical term to describe the fragmentation of a region into several small states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other

Any disintegration process, such as that of the Internet being divided into separate enclaves

{i} breaking up of a region into small units; division of a group into smaller and hostile units; division of a labor market into many economic and geographic branches with each having its own internal labor maket (also Balkanization)

Etymology

() The term has arisen from the conflicts in the 20th century Balkans.