separatist

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A meetinghouse stood at the center of every village created by the Shakers, the separatist and celibate Christian religious sect founded in the 18th century that was devoted to communal living and simple, functional design.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Tehran has also historically been wary of separatist sentiment among the around 10 million ethnic Azeris living in Iran.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

To do so, he’ll have to iron out disagreements over Canada’s Sikh population, which India accuses of stoking separatist sentiment on its soil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Nigeria faces multiple, overlapping security challenges beyond kidnappings, including an Islamist insurgency in the north-east, separatist violence in the south-east, and frequent clashes between herders and farmers in central regions over land and water.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

In 1775 the Mohawk Nation allied with the British against the separatist settlers.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz