BALKANIZE

Balkanize, Balkanise

(verb) divide a territory into small, hostile states

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

Balkanize (third-person singular simple present Balkanizes, present participle Balkanizing, simple past and past participle Balkanized)

(transitive) To break up into small, mutually hostile units, especially on a political basis.

Verb

balkanize (third-person singular simple present balkanizes, present participle balkanizing, simple past and past participle balkanized)

Alternative letter-case form of Balkanize

Source: Wiktionary



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