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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
balkanise .
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Examples
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Nkrumah's works are replete with warnings about the limits of what small 'balkanised' African countries can do on their own.
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So, if this process of mass immigration continues at its present rate, we shall soon be faced with a country balkanised by fragments of cultures from around the globe, all demanding their own segment of political power.
John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting... 2009
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With NWFP, Balochistan and Karachi all teetering at the edge, the US has a once in a generation opportunity to turn Pakistan into a balkanised hell hole.
Archive 2008-11-01 Patrick Vessey 2008
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With NWFP, Balochistan and Karachi all teetering at the edge, the US has a once in a generation opportunity to turn Pakistan into a balkanised hell hole.
Pakistan The Next US Target Patrick Vessey 2008
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Any of this is a better option than the current situation where England is being balkanised out of existence and ruled by the EU.
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The group would not continue to accept a situation where "the Ijaws are balkanised in some states in the country."
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There is no guarantee that we would have not had greater repression, and even a fascist balkanised white enclave in part of the territory of South Africa, similar to Israel.
CONTENTS 2007
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The "Drone regions" are a balkanised mess, and dont seem to play a large role in the politics of the game.
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There is no guarantee that we would have not had greater repression, and even a fascist balkanised white enclave in part of the territory of South Africa, similar to Israel.
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All South Africans to live in the same country and territory, not in a balkanised South Africa, not in a constellation of bantustans or 'volkstate'.
ANC Today 2005
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