Balkanize

balkanize English Alternative forms en Balkanise balkanise en balkanize Etymology en :af Balkan -ize + 1 Pronunciation en /ˈbɔːl.kə.naɪz/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Scelultrix-Balkanize.wav Southern England en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Zazollo-Balkanize.wav United States Verb en transitive To break up into small, mutually-hostile units, especially on a political basis. 83 The Pentagon and the CIA were being Balkanized, partially dismantled, and a Congressional investigation had focused on Screaming Fist. Derived terms en balkanizer Related terms en Balkan Balkans Balkanization Balkanisation Translations to break up Armenian: hy Azerbaijani: az Belarusian: be Bulgarian: bg балканизи́рам impf Catalan: ca balcanitzar Dutch: nl balkaniseren Finnish: fi balkanisoida French: fr balkaniser Galician: gl balcanizar Georgian: ka German: de zersplittern, de balkanisieren Greek: el βαλκανοποιώ Italian: it balcanizzare Portuguese: pt balcanizar Russian: ru балканизировать Spanish: es balcanizar Swedish: sv balkanisera Ukrainian: uk Welsh: cy Balcaneiddio en terms derived from toponyms