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Balkanism.

A word, phrase or other linguistic or cultural feature originating or being geographically confined to the region of Balkans.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A word, phrase or other linguistic or cultural feature originating or being geographically confined to the region of Balkans.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Discourse promoting the pejorative political and cultural stereotype of the Balkans.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Balkan + -ism. The political meaning was coined by Maria Todorova in 1997 in her work Imagining the Balkans.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.