Balkanize
verbUK /ˈbɔːl.kə.naɪz/
Etymology From Balkan + -ize.
1
To break up into small, mutually-hostile units, especially on a political basis.
- The Pentagon and the CIA were being Balkanized, partially dismantled, and a Congressional investigation had focused on Screaming Fist.1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 83:
- Related terms
- Balkan, Balkans, Balkanization, Balkanisation