BALKANISE

Balkanize, Balkanise

(verb) divide a territory into small, hostile states

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

Balkanise (third-person singular simple present Balkanises, present participle Balkanising, simple past and past participle Balkanised)

Alternative spelling of Balkanize

Verb

balkanise (third-person singular simple present balkanises, present participle balkanising, simple past and past participle balkanised)

Alternative spelling of balkanize

Source: Wiktionary



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