balkanize

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Balkanize^¹

/ˈbɔːl.kə.naɪz/ UK

verb Balkanizes · Balkanizing · Balkanized · Balkanise · balkanise

transitive To break up into small, mutually-hostile units, especially on a political basis. The Pentagon and the CIA were being Balkanized, partially dismantled, and a Congressional investigation had focused on Screaming Fist.

balkanize^²

verb balkanizes · balkanizing · balkanized

Alternative letter-case form of Balkanize And while political analysts and government officials in the region say the spreading Sunni disillusionment with Shiites and their backers in Iran will benefit Sunni-led governments and the United States, they and others worry that the tensions could start to balkanize the region as they have in Ira

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verb to break up

Español	balcanizar
Português	balcanizar
Français	balkaniser
Deutsch	zersplittern, balkanisieren
Italiano	balcanizzare
Ελληνικά	βαλκανοποιώ valkanopoió
Русский	балканизировать balkanizirovatʹ

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@misc{balkanize_2026,
  title = {balkanize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balkanize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}