balcanização
Portuguese, noun/baw.ka.ni.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
balcanização is spelled B-A-L-C-A-N-I-Z-A-Ç-Ã-O (12 letters) and appears about once in every 69 million words in written Portuguese, the 229,473rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Balcanização is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “Balkanization (fragmentation of a region into several small states)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does balcanização mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineBalkanization (fragmentation of a region into several small states)
- 2
feminineBalkanization (any disintegration process, such as that of the Internet being divided into separate enclaves)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of balcanização
- balcanizações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce balcanização?
- Brazil /baw.ka.ni.zaˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [baʊ̯.ka.ni.zaˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /bal.kɐ.ni.zɐˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to balcanização
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is balcanização in Portuguese?
balcanização appears about once in every 69 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).