BALKANIZE


Meaning of BALKANIZE in English

transitive verb (-ized; -izing) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Balkan Peninsula Date: 1919 to break up (as a region or group) into smaller and often hostile units, divide , compartmentalize , balkanization noun, often capitalized

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