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BALKANISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Balkanise mean?
• BALKANISE (verb)
The verb BALKANISE has 1 sense:
1. divide a territory into small, hostile states
Familiarity information: BALKANISE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Divide a territory into small, hostile states
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
Balkanise; Balkanize
Hypernyms (to "Balkanise" is one way to...):
carve up; dissever; divide; separate; split; split up (separate into parts or portions)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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