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Balkanization Definition


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Balkanize
Balkanise
verb
    Balkanized, Balkanizing
    1. To break up (a country or area) into mutually hostile areas.
Derivative: Balkanization
noun
    Note: also without capital
Etymology: 1920s: coined because this process took place in the Balkans in the 18c and early 20c; the use has been given new life by the hostilities of the 1990s in Yugoslavia.



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