balcanização

Portuguese

Etymology

From balcanizar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

(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

balcanização f (plural balcanizações)

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

Further reading

“balcanização” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
“balcanização” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.

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