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Definition Balkanization in American English

Balkanization noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˌbɔlkənaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
1

the process of dividing a country, region, etc. into smaller areas where the different groups of people all dislike or fight each other

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Definition Balkanization in American English