balkanise

• Verbo que significa dividir uma região ou território em unidades menores e frequentemente hostis entre si, geralmente com fins políticos ou estratégicos.

A verb meaning to divide a region or territory 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.

   Dividir em pequenos estados hostis

   • The empire was Balkanised after the war, leading to decades of conflict.
   • Some critics argue that the policy will Balkanise the country into separate factions.
   • The peace treaty inadvertently Balkanised the region, creating several small, unstable states.

   Sinônimosbreak upcarve updismemberdividefragmentpartitionseparatesplit up

   Antônimosconsolidateintegratemergeunite