Balkanize
[ bawl-kuh-nahyz ]
/ ˈbɔl kəˌnaɪz /
verb (used with object), Bal·kan·ized, Bal·kan·iz·ing.
to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
(often lowercase)
to divide (groups, areas, etc.) into contending and usually ineffectual factions: a movement to balkanize minority voters.
Also
especially British,
Bal·kan·ise.
OTHER WORDS FROM Balkanize
Bal·kan·i·za·tion, noun Bal·kan·ism, nounExample sentences from the Web for balkanization
This brings us to "malkinization"'s other virtue as a term: the allusion to "Balkanization".
British Dictionary definitions for balkanization
Balkanize
Balkanise
/ (ˈbɔːlkəˌnaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to divide (a territory) into small warring states
to divide (a group or organization) into small factions
Derived forms of Balkanize
Balkanization or Balkanisation, noun Balkanized or Balkanised, adjectiveCultural definitions for balkanization
balkanization
[ (bawl-kuh-nuh-zay-shuhn) ]
Division of a place or country into several small political units, often unfriendly to one another. The term balkanization comes from the name of the Balkan Peninsula, which was divided into several small nations in the early twentieth century.