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separatist
/ˈsɛpɚətɪst/
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What does separatist mean?
noun
- Someone who advocates separation from the established Church; a member of any of various sects or schismatic movements.
- A person who advocates or seeks the splitting of one country or territory into two politically independent countries or territories.
adjective
- Advocating ecclesiastical separation.
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adjective
- 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.
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.