balkanized
balkanized is the simple past and past participle of balkanize.
Adjective capitalized: Balkanized
Balkanized (comparative more Balkanized, superlative most Balkanized)
- Fractured, divided.
- What was once always on the brink of something bigger has become Balkanized, and the process of genre subdivision has hidden away bands in ever tinier and more obscure pigeonholes, affecting even the best and most widely known among them.2009 December 31, Ben Sisario, “When Indie-Rock Genres Outnumber the Bands”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
- I often think about this whenever I’m in the hyperpartisan, Balkanised world of social media full as it is of people calling Tories scum (and worse) and collecting a bountiful harvest of retweets and likes on the back of it.2023 July 17, Rhymer Rigby, “Sick of this Conservative government? That shouldn’t stop you having Tory friends”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Verb capitalized: Balkanized
Balkanized
- simple past and past participle of Balkanize
Forms of balkanized
| comparative | more Balkanized |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Balkanized |
| alternative form | Balkanised |
Questions about balkanized
- What does balkanized mean?
- Balkanized means fractured, divided.
- What is balkanized the simple past and past participle of?
- Balkanized is the simple past and past participle of balkanize.
- What part of speech is balkanized?
- Balkanized can be an adjective or a verb.
Words near balkanized in the dictionary
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