balcanização

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From balcanizar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /baw.ka.ni.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/ [baʊ̯.ka.ni.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /bal.kɐ.ni.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/ [baɫ.kɐ.ni.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃]

  • Hyphenation: bal‧ca‧ni‧za‧ção

Noun

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balcanização f (plural balcanizações)

  1. (political science) Balkanization (fragmentation of a region into several small states)
  2. Balkanization (any disintegration process, such as that of the Internet being divided into separate enclaves)

Further reading

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