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Balkanization
Bal·kan·ize or bal·kan·ize (bôl′kə-nīz′)tr.v. Bal·kan·ized, Bal·kan·iz·ing, Bal·kan·iz·es or bal·kan·ized or bal·kan·iz·ing or bal·kan·iz·es 1. To divide (a region or territory) into small, often hostile units.2. To divide (an organization or system) into small, incompatible units: changes that would Balkanize the corporation.
[From the political division of the Balkan countries in the early 20th century.]
Bal′kan·i·za′tion n.BalkanizationThe division of a part of the world into smaller parts that are usually hostile to each other.TranslationsBalkanization
The subdivision of a department in a hospital or academic institution—e.g., internal medicine—into specialized fields—e.g., cardiology, dermatology, nephrology, neurology, et al—each having its own separate administration, staff, and ‘turf’ThesaurusSeeBalkanize |