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balkanize

/ˈbɔːl.kə.naɪz/

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verb

C1formalcommon/ˈbɔːl.kə.naɪz/

A verb meaning to divide a region or organization into smaller, often mutually hostile units, typically for political or strategic purposes.

  • 🇷🇺Глагол, означающий разделение региона или организации на более мелкие, часто враждебные друг другу единицы, обычно в политических или стратегических целях.
  1. Divide into small, hostile states C1 formal political

    To divide a region or territory into smaller, often mutually hostile political units.

    • The empire was Balkanized after the war, leading to decades of conflict.
    • Some analysts fear that the region could be Balkanized along ethnic lines.
    • The peace treaty inadvertently Balkanized the country into several weak states.

    🇷🇺Разделить на мелкие враждебные государства

    Synonyms: break upcarve updismemberfragmentpartitionsplit upsubdivide

    Antonyms: associateconsolidatefederatemergeunite