The Pentagon and the CIA were being Balkanized, partially dismantled, and a Congressional investigation had focused on Screaming Fist.
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Balkanize
Synonyms for "balkanize" (1 found)
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Verb(1 words)
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Translations
15 translations across 14 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- балканизи́рам verb (to break up)
Catalan
1 entries- balcanitzar verb (to break up)
Dutch
1 entries- balkaniseren verb (to break up)
Finnish
1 entries- balkanisoida verb (to break up)
French
1 entries- balkaniser verb (to break up)
Galician
1 entries- balcanizar verb (to break up)
German
2 entries- balkanisieren verb (to break up)
- zersplittern verb (to break up)
Greek
1 entries- βαλκανοποιώ verb (to break up)
Italian
1 entries- balcanizzare verb (to break up)
Portuguese
1 entries- balcanizar verb (to break up)
Russian
1 entries- балканизировать verb (to break up)
Spanish
1 entries- balcanizar verb (to break up)
Swedish
1 entries- balkanisera verb (to break up)
Welsh
1 entries- Balcaneiddio verb (to break up)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary
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