Balkanize Definition
bôlkənīz
balkanized, balkanizes, balkanizing
verb
To divide (a region or territory) into small, often hostile units.
American Heritage
To break up into small, mutually hostile political units, as the Balkans after WWI.
Webster's New World
To divide (an organization or system) into small, incompatible units.
Changes that would Balkanize the corporation.
American Heritage
Alternative capitalization of Balkanize.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- balkanise
Origin of Balkanize
From the political division of the Balkan countries in the early 20th century
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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