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separatist
[ sep-er-uh-tist, -uh-rey- ]
noun
- a person who separates, withdraws, or secedes, as from an established church.
- an advocate of separation, especially ecclesiastical or political separation.
adjective
- of, relating to, or designating separatism or separatists:
separatist forces;
separatist tendencies.
separatist
1/ ˈsɛpərətɪst; ˈsɛprə- /
noun
- a person who advocates or practises secession from an organization or group
- ( as modifier )
a separatist movement
Separatist
2/ ˈsɛprə-; ˈsɛpərətɪst /
noun
- sometimes not capital a person who advocates the secession of a province, esp Quebec, from Canada
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹ˌپ, noun
- ˌ貹ˈپپ, adjective
- ˈ貹ˌپ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ···پ noun
- ·پ····پ noun
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of separatist1
Example Sentences
When the pro-Russian “Novorossiya” separatists in eastern Ukraine started waving a flag that looked suspiciously like the Confederate battle flag, a lot of people — including me — were baffled.
The Pakistan government denies the allegations, insisting that many of the missing have joined separatist groups or fled the country.
Kashmir has witnessed decades of armed separatist insurgency against Indian rule since the late 1980s.
The alleged Indian plot to assassinate a separatist on US soil has not widely registered - only half of respondents are aware of it.
A statement from the separatist group said it had bombed the track before storming the train in remote Sibi district.
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