'Balkanize' definitions:

Definition of 'Balkanize'

(from WordNet)
verb
Divide a territory into small, hostile states [syn: Balkanize, Balkanise]

Definition of 'balkanize'

From: GCIDE
  • balkanize \balkanize\ v.
  • 1. to divide a territory into small, hostile states. [WordNet 1.5]