Cantonization

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    subdivision of a land into small districts. uncountable, usually

    "The cantonization of Bosnia-Hercegovina would reorganize the state into three autonomous ethnic regions, one each for Muslims, Serbs and Croats…"

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balkanizationbalkanization

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"The cantonization of Bosnia-Hercegovina would reorganize the state into three autonomous ethnic regions, one each for Muslims, Serbs and Croats…"

Etymology

From cantonize + -ation.

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