balkanization

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

noun 3

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ADJ.

biometric, demographic, medium, multiple, social

VERB + BALKANIZATION

see

BALKANIZATION + NOUN

biometrics

Definitions

noun

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

Any disintegration or fragmentation process.

demographic balkanization

Issues that are already hotly contested become even more divisive in the context of social balkanization.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization.

TV is the mass medium now, and balkanization has hit the newspaper industry.

Evening newscasts speak of a country on the verge of balkanization.

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demographic balkanization

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Issues that are already hotly contested become even more divisive in the context of social balkanization.

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In other words, will the biometric future feature biometric centralization whereby one biometric would dominate multiple applications, or will we see biometric balkanization where multiple biometrics

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TV is the mass medium now, and balkanization has hit the newspaper industry.

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Evening newscasts speak of a country on the verge of balkanization.

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In some senses, balkanization is marked as informal, historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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