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Balkanize

Pronunciation: /ˈbɔːlkənʌɪz, ˈbɒl-/

(also Balkanise)

Definition of Balkanize

verb

[with object]

divide (a region or body) into smaller mutually hostile states or groups: ambitious neighbours would snatch pieces of territory, Balkanizing the country (as adjective Balkanized)the balkanized world of the Senate Banking Committee