Balkanize

See also: balkanize

English

Alternative forms

Balkanise, balkanise
balkanize

Etymology

Balkan +‎ -ize

Verb

Balkanize (third-person singular simple present Balkanizes, present participle Balkanizing, simple past and past participle Balkanized)

(transitive) To break up into small, mutually-hostile units, especially on a political basis.
- 1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 83:
  The Pentagon and the CIA were being Balkanized, partially dismantled, and a Congressional investigation had focused on Screaming Fist.

Related terms

Balkan, Balkans
Balkanization, Balkanisation

Translations

to break up

Catalan: balcanitzar (ca)
Dutch: balkaniseren (nl)
Finnish: balkanisoida
French: balkaniser (fr)
Galician: balcanizar
German: zersplittern (de), balkanisieren (de)
Greek: βαλκανοποιώ (el) (valkanopoió)
Italian: balcanizzare (it)
Portuguese: balcanizar
Russian: балканизировать (balkanizirovatʹ)
Spanish: balcanizar (es)
Swedish: balkanisera (sv)