"Balkanize" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: Balkanizes [present, singular, third-person], Balkanizing [participle, present], Balkanized [participle, past], Balkanized [past]
Etymology: From Balkan + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Balkan|ize}} Balkan + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} Balkanize (third-person singular simple present Balkanizes, present participle Balkanizing, simple past and past participle Balkanized)
  1. (transitive) To break up into small, mutually-hostile units, especially on a political basis. Tags: transitive Synonyms: Balkanise, balkanise, balkanize Related terms: Balkan, Balkans, Balkanization, Balkanisation Translations (to break up): balcanitzar (Catalan), balkaniseren (Dutch), balkanisoida (Finnish), balkaniser (French), balcanizar (Galician), zersplittern (German), balkanisieren (German), βαλκανοποιώ (valkanopoió) (Greek), balcanizzare (Italian), balcanizar (Portuguese), балканизировать (balkanizirovatʹ) (Russian), balcanizar (Spanish), balkanisera (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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