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verb
To break up into small, mutually-hostile units, especially on a political basis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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verb
divide a territory into small, hostile states
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Balkanise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
History
Etymology tree English Balkan Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English Balkanize From Balkan + -ize.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
