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Vinony

balkanize

verb

  1. to divide into smaller, mutually hostile political units
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Wiktionary

verb

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Balkanize.

    “And while political analysts and government officials in the region say the spreading Sunni disillusionment with Shiites and their backers in Iran will benefit Sunni-led governments and the United States, they and others worry that the tensions could start to balkanize the region as they have in Iraq itself.”