Definition von balkanisation im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
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)
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Etymologie
() The term has arisen from the conflicts in the 20th century Balkans.