Word: Balkanism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bal
ka
ni
sm
Definition: Discourse promoting the pejorative political and cultural stereotype of the Balkans.
Morphemes:
Affix: Balkan
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of or relating to the Balkan countries and their inhabitants
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns indicating a peculiarity or characteristic of language
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.