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- US Pronunciation
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- [bawl-kuh-nahyz]
- /ˈbɔl kəˌnaɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bawl-kuh-nahyz]
- /ˈbɔl kəˌnaɪz/
Definitions of balkanism word
- verb with object balkanism to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states. 1
- verb with object balkanism (often lowercase) to divide (groups, areas, etc.) into contending and usually ineffectual factions: a movement to balkanize minority voters. 1
- noun balkanism Alternative letter-case form of Balkanism. 0
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Origin of balkanism
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; Balkan + -ize
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Parts of speech for Balkanism
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
balkanism popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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