Refusing to proceed or cooperate.

(historical, chiefly political science) The fragmentation of a geopolitical region into several small states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other.

(chiefly Britain) Alternative form of Balkanization

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula / Of or relating to the Balkan Mountains / Of or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants

Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization

A geographical region in southeastern Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey.

superlative form of balky: most balky

comparative form of balky: more balky

Alternative spelling of balkanize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balkanize