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The term "balkanization" was coined in the early 20th century, primarily in reference to the fragmentation of the Balkan Peninsula into smaller, often hostile states following the decline of the Ottoman Empire. It gained prominence during and after the Balkan Wars (1912-1913) and World War I, as it described the process of division and disintegration along ethnic or national lines. While no single individual is definitively credited with coining the term, it emerged in political discourse during this period to capture the complexities of national identity and territorial conflict in southeastern Europe.

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