Balkanizes

Meaning of Balkanizes

verb, 3rd person present
  1. divide (a region or body) into smaller mutually hostile states or groups.
    ambitious neighbours would snatch pieces of territory, Balkanizing the country

1920s: from Balkan Peninsula (where this was done in the late 19th and early 20th centuries) + -ize.

Information about Balkanizes

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of Balkanizes is: Balkanize.
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Hyphenation of Balkanizes

Balka-nizes

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
  • Balkanizes is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

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