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Balkanize
\ˈbȯl-kə-ˌnīz\
Function:
transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):
bal·kan·ized; bal·kan·iz·ing
Usage:
often capitalized
Etymology:
Balkan Peninsula
Date:
1919
1 : to break up (as a region or group) into smaller and often hostile units
2 : divide, compartmentalize [now pop culture has been balkanized; it is full of niches, with different groups watching and playing their own things — Richard Corliss]
— bal·kan·i·za·tion \ˌbȯl-kə-nə-ˈzā-shən\ noun often capitalized
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