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Balkanize
[ bawl-kuh-nahyz ]
verb (used with object)
, Bal·kan·ized, Bal·kan·iz·ing.
- to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
- (often lowercase) to divide (groups, areas, etc.) into contending and usually ineffectual factions:
a movement to balkanize minority voters.
Balkanize
/ ˈbɔːlkəˌnaɪz /
verb
- tr to divide (a territory) into small warring states
- to divide (a group or organization) into small factions
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Derived Forms
- ˈBalkaˌnized, adjective
- ˌBalkaniˈzation, noun
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Other Words From
- Balkan·i·zation noun
- Balkan·ism noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Balkanize1
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