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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

King Charles has "expressed his concern" over the Alberta separatist movement in a meeting with Indigenous leaders at Buckingham Palace, according to a delegation of First Nations chiefs that travelled to London.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 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

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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