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separatist

/ˈsɛpɚətɪst/

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What does separatist mean?

noun

  1. Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatic movements.
  2. A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

adjective

  1. Advocating ecclesiastical separation.
More meanings (1)

adjective

  1. Advocating or seeking the separation of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈsɛpɚətɪst/

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Activities by separatist groups in the Dniester region have held back economic development in that area.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1994 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #180
Moldova's near-term economic prospects are dimmed, however, by the difficulties of moving toward a market economy, the political problems of redefining ties to the other former Soviet republics and Romania, and the ongoing separatist movements in the Dniester and Gagauz regions.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1993 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #87