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Originally Posted by ninjalooter1701  Aside from your perception that it is hostile, what evidence do you have that the word contains hostility? |
It's called a dictionary, however, for the record:
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Balkanization or balkanisation is a geopolitical term originally used to describe the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with each other |
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To divide (a region or territory) into small, often hostile units.
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- to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- (often lowercase) to divide (groups, areas, etc.) into contending and usually ineffectual factions
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The word itself infers hostility, however I dare say the protagonists will disagree vehemently.