Definition of Balkanise

1. Verb. Divide a territory into small, hostile states.

Exact synonyms: Balkanize
Generic synonyms: Carve Up, Dissever, Divide, Separate, Split, Split Up

Definition of Balkanise

1. Verb. (alternative spelling of Balkanize) ¹

2. Verb. (alternative spelling of balkanize) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Balkanise

Balistidae
Balkan
Balkan Mountain Range
Balkan Mountains
Balkan Peninsula
Balkan Romani
Balkan Wars
Balkan beam
Balkan country
Balkan frame
Balkan nation
Balkan splint
Balkan state
Balkanic
Balkanisation
Balkanise (current term)
Balkanised
Balkanises
Balkanising
Balkanization
Balkanize
Balkanized
Balkanizes
Balkanizing
Balkans
Balkar
Balkars
Ball's operation
Ballance's sign

Literary usage of Balkanise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Protest Ethic: How the Anti-globalisation Movement Challenges Social by John Lloyd (2001)
"... in its ruthless pursuit of markets and its sanctification of wealth, has served to unleash ethnic wars, balkanise countries and displace their peoples. ..."

2. Within the Realm of Possibilty: From Disadvantage to Development at the by Mokubung O Nkomo, Derrick Swartz, Botshabelo Maja (2007)
"... of'grand apartheid', which effectively sought to balkanise the geography within which historically disadvantaged institutions were allowed to develop. ..."

3. Civic Spirit: The Big Idea for a New Political Era by Charles Leadbeater (1997)
"Police chiefs will argue that these schemes threaten to balkanise policing. Yet these obstacles are not insurmountable. The demand for safety and security ..."

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