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secession
[ si-sesh-uhn ]
noun
- an act or instance of seceding.
- (often initial capital letter) U.S. History. the withdrawal from the Union of 11 Southern states in the period 1860–61, which brought on the Civil War.
- (usually initial capital letter) Fine Arts. a style of art in Germany and Austria concurrent with and related to Art Nouveau.
secession
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
noun
- the act of seceding
- often capital the withdrawal in 1860–61 of 11 Southern states from the Union to form the Confederacy, precipitating the American Civil War
secession
- The withdrawal from the United States of eleven southern states in 1860 and 1861. The seceding states formed a government, the Confederacy , in early 1861. Hostilities against the remaining United States, the Union , began in April 1861 ( see Fort Sumter ), and the Civil War followed.
Derived Forms
- ˈDzԾ, nounadjective
- ˈDzԲ, adjective
- ˈDzˌ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ·sDz· adjective
- ԴDzȴ·sDz noun
- non·sDz· adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of secession1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of secession1
Example Sentences
A constant theme of his leadership has been the threat to trigger the secession of the majority-Serb region.
Following Trump's defeat to former President Joe Biden in 2020, the Twitter account urged "secession" if courts ruled against Trump's election fraud lawsuits and made numerous posts calling followers to "support martial law."
Then, Belgium, the UK and US backed secession in Katanga, a mineral-rich region that all three Western nations had interests in.
Mr Ho has been charged with subversion while the other six have been accused inciting secession and collusion with a foreign country or external forces.
Backed by Russia, Abkhazia fought a war of secession with Georgia in 1992-93, before unilaterally declaring independence.
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