or bal·kan·ize tr.v., -ized or -ized, -iz·ing or -iz·ing, -iz·es or -iz·es.

To divide (a region or territory) into small, often hostile units.

[From the political division of the Balkans in the early 20th century.]

Balkanization Bal'kan·i·za'tion n.

The division of a state into smaller territorial units. The term tends to imply a policy of ‘divide and rule’, whereby the strength of a united country is diluted by the creation of internal division. The term came to prominance in the aftermath of the First World War, but has contemporary resonance in the light of recent Balkan politics.

— Alistair McMillan

(bawl-kuh-nuh-zay-shuhn)

Division of a place or country into several small political units, often unfriendly to one another. The term balkanization comes from the name of the Balkan Peninsula, which was divided into several small nations in the early twentieth century.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - balkanisere

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Pol) balkaniser

Deutsch (German)
v. - balkanisieren, (in kleine verfeindete Staaten aufteilen)

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βαλκανοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
balcanizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - balcanizar

Русский (Russian)
балканизировать, разделить на враждебные части

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - dividir en estados pequeños y hostiles

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - balkanisera

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
分割成小国, 使割据

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 分割成小國, 使割據

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 분열시켜 다투게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 小国に分割する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) بلقن, قسم الى دويلات متعاديه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיצל למדינות קטנות, חילק למדינות עוינות‬

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