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Balkanize

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To break up into small, mutually-hostile units, especially on a political basis. transitive

    "The Pentagon and the CIA were being Balkanized, partially dismantled, and a Congressional investigation had focused on Screaming Fist."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Balkanize. alt-of

    "And while political analysts and government officials in the region say the spreading Sunni disillusionment with Shiites and their backers in Iran will benefit Sunni-led governments and the United States, they and others worry that the tensions could start to balkanize the region as they have in Iraq itself."

  3. 3
    divide a territory into small, hostile states wordnet

Etymology

From Balkan + -ize.

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