ALL meanings of balkanization
Bal·kan·ize
B b - uncountable noun balkanization If you disapprove of the division of a country into separate independent states, you can refer to the Balkanization of the country. 3
- noun balkanization Alternative capitalization of Balkanization. 1
- verb with object balkanization to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states. 1
- verb with object balkanization (often lowercase) to divide (groups, areas, etc.) into contending and usually ineffectual factions: a movement to balkanize minority voters. 1
- noun balkanization Alternative letter-case form of Balkanization. 0