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Balkanize
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Balkanize
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1. (transitive)
to divide (a territory) into small warring states
2.
to divide (a group or organization) into small factions
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Balkanize
see synonyms of balkanize verb transitive, verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈBalkanˌized or ˈBalkanˌizing
[often b-]
to break up into small, mutually hostile political units, as the Balkans after WWI
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Balkanize
see synonyms of balkanizetr.v. Bal·kan·ized, Bal·kan·iz·ing, Bal·kan·iz·es or bal·kan·ized or bal·kan·iz·ing or bal·kan·iz·es
1. To divide (a region or territory) into small, often hostile units.
2. To divide (an organization or system) into small, incompatible units: changes that would Balkanize the corporation.
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