balkanization
[ (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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Words nearby balkanization
balisage, balistraria, balk, Balkan, Balkan frame, balkanization, Balkanize, Balkan Mountains, Balkan Peninsula, Balkans, Balkan States
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This brings us to "malkinization"'s other virtue as a term: the allusion to "Balkanization".