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separatist

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


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This predominantly Tuareg separatist group, created in 2024, wants independence for the territory of Azawad in northern Mali.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 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

The pope is likely to appeal for peace and dialogue while in Angola and Cameroon, where long-running separatist struggles continue to kill civilians.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Since 2017, separatist fighters in the country's two English-speaking regions have been campaigning for the creation of a breakaway state.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

The separatist governments of the New York and Pennsylvania colonies offered rangers for the project.

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




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