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balkanize

/ˈbɔːl.kə.naɪz/

Traduction: Verbe signifiant diviser une région ou une organisation en unités plus petites, souvent hostiles entre elles, généralement à des fins politiques ou stratégiques.

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/ˈbɔːl.kə.naɪz/C1formal
  • frVerbe signifiant diviser une région ou une organisation en unités plus petites, souvent hostiles entre elles, généralement à des fins politiques ou stratégiques.

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

  1. Divide into small, hostile statesC1formalpolitical

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

    frbalkaniser

    • 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.

    Synonymesbreak upcarve updismemberfragmentpartitionsplit upsubdivide

    Antonymesassociateconsolidatefederatemergeunite