balkanizingn.

Brit.

/ˈbɔːlkənʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈbɔːlkn̩ʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈbɒlkənʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈbɒlkn̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɔlkəˌnaɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈbɑlkəˌnaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– balkanizing, 1900s– balkanising. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Balkan n., -izing suffix¹.

Etymology: < Balkan n. + -izing suffix¹. Compare later balkanization n., balkanize v.

†1. With capital initial. Behaviour considered characteristic of the people of the Balkans. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1898 C. Benham Fourth Napoleon x. 160 Curse that blundering Brisson and his Balkanizing.

2. = balkanization n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > direct rule, devolution, or trusteeship > [noun] > division into small units

balkanization1914

balkanizing1919

1919 Times 23 Aug. 8/6 The Balkanizing of Austria.

1920 19th Cent. Nov. 801 They can see nothing in what they regard as his ‘Balkanising’ policy in Central Europe but a continual threat to European peace.

1967 Listener 11 May 607/2 A great majority of senior states and leaders would consider such a new Balkanizing of the world disastrous.

1991 Newsweek 2 Dec. 29/2 This is what several of the Democratic candidates insist they want to do next year—end the Balkanizing of their party.

2000 M. B. Bogue Fishing Great Lakes 12 The balkanizing of the Great Lakes into a complex pattern of ownership in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries endures today.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

balkanizingadj.

Brit.

/ˈbɔːlkənʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈbɔːlkn̩ʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈbɒlkənʌɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈbɒlkn̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈbɔlkəˌnaɪzɪŋ/,

/ˈbɑlkəˌnaɪzɪŋ/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: balkanize v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < balkanize v. + -ing suffix².

That balkanizes; of or relating to balkanization. Cf. balkanize v., balkanization n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > direct rule, devolution, or trusteeship > [adjective] > dividing or divided into small units

balkanizing1931

1931 W. Lewis Hitler 46 It is because I believe that Hitler is not a ‘Nationalist’ of that ‘Balkanizing’ order that I am interested in the Hitler movement.

1963 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 29 572 I suspect the author over-states the balkanizing impact on collective bargaining of the division of legislative powers.

1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 4 May It is time to stop this insidious balkanizing process.

2010 Monterey (Calif.) County Herald (Nexis) 2 May It is possible to be alarmed about aspects of illegal immigration and the potential balkanizing effects without being even the tiniest bit racist.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	balkanizing
释义	balkanizingn. Brit. /ˈbɔːlkənʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈbɔːlkn̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈbɒlkənʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈbɒlkn̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɔlkəˌnaɪzɪŋ/, /ˈbɑlkəˌnaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– balkanizing, 1900s– balkanising. Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Balkan n., -izing suffix¹. Etymology: < Balkan n. + -izing suffix¹. Compare later balkanization n., balkanize v. †1. With capital initial. Behaviour considered characteristic of the people of the Balkans. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1898 C. Benham Fourth Napoleon x. 160 Curse that blundering Brisson and his Balkanizing. 2. = balkanization n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > direct rule, devolution, or trusteeship > [noun] > division into small units balkanization1914 balkanizing1919 1919 Times 23 Aug. 8/6 The Balkanizing of Austria. 1920 19th Cent. Nov. 801 They can see nothing in what they regard as his ‘Balkanising’ policy in Central Europe but a continual threat to European peace. 1967 Listener 11 May 607/2 A great majority of senior states and leaders would consider such a new Balkanizing of the world disastrous. 1991 Newsweek 2 Dec. 29/2 This is what several of the Democratic candidates insist they want to do next year—end the Balkanizing of their party. 2000 M. B. Bogue Fishing Great Lakes 12 The balkanizing of the Great Lakes into a complex pattern of ownership in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries endures today. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). balkanizingadj. Brit. /ˈbɔːlkənʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈbɔːlkn̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈbɒlkənʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈbɒlkn̩ʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbɔlkəˌnaɪzɪŋ/, /ˈbɑlkəˌnaɪzɪŋ/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: balkanize v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < balkanize v. + -ing suffix². That balkanizes; of or relating to balkanization. Cf. balkanize v., balkanization n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > a or the system of government > direct rule, devolution, or trusteeship > [adjective] > dividing or divided into small units balkanizing1931 1931 W. Lewis Hitler 46 It is because I believe that Hitler is not a ‘Nationalist’ of that ‘Balkanizing’ order that I am interested in the Hitler movement. 1963 Canad. Jrnl. Econ. & Polit. Sci. 29 572 I suspect the author over-states the balkanizing impact on collective bargaining of the division of legislative powers. 1979 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 4 May It is time to stop this insidious balkanizing process. 2010 Monterey (Calif.) County Herald (Nexis) 2 May It is possible to be alarmed about aspects of illegal immigration and the potential balkanizing effects without being even the tiniest bit racist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1898adj.1931
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