Balkanize

See also: balkanize

English

Alternative forms

• Balkanise, balkanise
• balkanize

Etymology

From Balkan +‎ -ize.

Verb

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

1. (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) Welsh: Balcaneiddio