Balkanize (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), Bal·kan·ized, Bal·kan·iz·ing.
  1. to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states.
  2. to divide (groups, areas, etc.) into contending and usually ineffectual factions: a movement to balkanize minority voters.
verb
  1. to divide (a territory) into small warring states
  2. to divide (a group or organization) into small factions
Balkanize (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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