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Word: Balkanize
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
1920s: from Balkan Peninsula (where this was done in the late 19th and early 20th centuries) + -ize
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɔːlkənʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈbɒlkənʌɪz
Dialects: British English
Definition:
divide (a region or body) into smaller mutually hostile states or groups
Short Definition:divide region or body into smaller mutually hostile states or groups
Examples:- ambitious neighbours would snatch pieces of territory, Balkanizing the country
- records are stored in a segmented, Balkanized system
Variant Forms:
- Balkanise
