balkanized

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Verb balkanize has 1 sense

Balkanize, Balkanise - divide a territory into small, hostile states
--₁ is one way to divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up
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Balkanized

Description

Balkanized is the term used to describe the process or state of dividing a region or country into smaller, often hostile and ethnically based territories or factions. This term is derived from the historical fragmentation of the Balkan Peninsula into numerous small countries, each with distinct cultural and ethnic identities.

Sample Sentences

The country's diversity and political differences led to it being balkanized into several independent states.
After the civil war, the region became balkanized, with each ethnic group asserting its sovereignty.
The government's lack of effective policies caused the nation to become balkanized along regional lines.

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