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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

The Pope is now in Cameroon's English-speaking regions, where a separatist insurgency has raged for nearly a decade.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Such policies have manifested differently across China, with harsher tactics applied in areas seen as riven with separatist sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The third constituency — a suburb of Montreal called Terrebonne — had been held by the separatist Bloc Québécois since 2015.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 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




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