Balkanization

n. 分割成小国, 割据

发音

UK /ˌbɔːl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
其它
US /ˌbɑl.kən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/

词形变化

Balkanizations 复数 Balkanizations

别名

balkanization Balkanisation

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into several small states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other.

    巴尔干化

    可数 历史 不可数
  2. 2.

    Any disintegration or fragmentation process.

    巴尔干化

    可数 非正式 不可数 引申义

    demographic balkanization

词源

From Balkan + -ization. The term is a reference to the conflicts that the Balkan peninsula experienced in the 20th century.

来源：wiktionary