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cantonization

cantonization noun: subdivision of a land into small districts.

Noun

cantonization (usually uncountable, plural cantonizations)

  1. (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
    Synonyms:
    Balkanization

Synonyms of cantonization

Forms of cantonization

pluralcantonizations

Origin of cantonization

From cantonize + -ation.

Questions about cantonization

What does cantonization mean?
Cantonization means subdivision of a land into small districts.
What part of speech is cantonization?
Cantonization is a noun.
What is the plural of cantonization?
The plural of cantonization is cantonizations.

Words near cantonization in the dictionary

  1. cantonised
  2. cantonises
  3. cantonising
  4. cantonist
  5. cantonists
  6. cantonization
  7. cantonizations
  8. cantonize
  9. cantonized
  10. cantonizes
  11. cantonizing

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