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separatist

[sep-er-uh-tist, -uh-rey-] / ˈsɛp ər ə tɪst, -əˌreɪ- /


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"Separatist groups should not think that a breeze has blown and try to take action," said Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

Separatist fighters in the country's two English-speaking regions - the North-West and the South-West - took up arms in 2017 calling for the creation of a breakaway state called Ambazonia.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Separatist organisation Omnium calculates that it could be around 1,500, most of them involved in protests.

From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2023

Separatist authorities then agreed to dissolve their government by the end of this year.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2023

There would be no need then for a Republican, or a Separatist party at the Cape.”

From Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal by Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton)




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