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cantonization en · NOUN

Etymology

From cantonize + -ation.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) subdivision of a land into small districts.
    • The cantonization of Bosnia-Hercegovina would reorganize the state into three autonomous ethnic regions, one each for Muslims, Serbs and Croats… 1992, Helsinki Watch, War Crimes in Bosnia-Hercegovina, Volume 1, page 27:

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Synonyms

Balkanization