separatist
Example Sentences
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At the same time it has turned its back on former colonial power France, which it accused of supporting separatist groups.
From Barron's
It was a pretext for “Taiwan independence separatist forces” to promote their cause in Washington, said a spokeswoman for China’s Foreign Ministry, Mao Ning.
From Washington Post
Mr. Erdogan claims that Sweden has become a haven for Kurdish separatists and other dissidents he considers terrorists.
From New York Times
She has repeatedly offered talks with China but been rebuffed, as Beijing views her as a separatist.
From Reuters
The sequence also includes the separatist, Russian-aligned portions of the regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, denoted by the dotted line within a region known as the Donbas.
From New York Times
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