Dictionary  Bal•kan•izePronunciation: (bôl'ku-nīz"), [key] —v.t., -ized, -iz•ing. 1. to divide (a country, territory, etc.) into small, quarrelsome, ineffectual states. 2. (often l.c.) to divide (groups, areas, etc.) into contending and usually ineffectual factions: a movement to balkanize minority voters. Also, esp. Brit.,Bal'kan•ise". Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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