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Verb: Balkanize  'bol-ku,nIz
  1. Divide a territory into small, hostile states
    - Balkanise [Brit]

Derived forms: Balkanizing, Balkanizes, Balkanized

Type of: carve up, dissever, divide, separate, split, split up

Encyclopedia: Balkanize

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