verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of balkanize. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of Balkanize. UK, alt-of, nonstandard
3. 3
   divide a territory into small, hostile states wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

balkanizebalkanize

Etymology

From Balkan + -ise.

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