Balkanize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Balkanize is a verb meaning Alternative letter-case form of Balkanize.
Meaning
Alternative letter-case form of Balkanize.
Example Sentences
And while political analysts and government officials in the region say the spreading Sunni disillusionment with Shiites and their backers in Iran will benefit Sunni-led governments and the United States, they and others worry that the tensions could start to balkanize the region as they have in Iraq itself.
Word Forms
- balkanizes
- balkanizing
- balkanized
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include break up, divide, schismatize, split, partition, fragmentize.
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