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Where does “Balkanization” come from?

Balkanization (English) comes from English Balkan, from Ottoman Turkish بالقان.

Balkanization (English): The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into...

Definitions

  1. The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into...

Ancestry of “Balkanization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBalkanOf or relating to the Balkan Peninsula; Of or...
2Ottoman Turkishبالقان—

Words derived from “Balkanization”

  • cyberbalkanization
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