BALKANIZE


Meaning of BALKANIZE in English

— Balkanization , n. — Balkanism , n.

/bawl"keuh nuyz'/ , v.t., Balkanized, Balkanizing .

1. to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.

2. ( often l.c. ) to divide (groups, areas, etc.) into contending and usually ineffectual factions: a movement to balkanize minority voters.

Also, esp. Brit., Balkanise .

[ 1915-20; BALKAN + -IZE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .