Balkanize
/ˈbɔːlkənaɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.
- divide (a region or body) into smaller mutually hostile states or groups使巴尔干化, 使分裂成若干敌对小国（或小集团）。
派生词
Balkanization
/ˌbɔːlkənaɪˈzeɪʃən/ noun词源
1920s: from Balkan Peninsula （where this was done in the late 19th and early 20th cent.） + -IZE.