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separatist

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


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She faces a reelection battle in October and is currently trailing in polls to the leader of a Quebec separatist party.

From Barron's Aug. 24, 2026

Other security challenges include separatist unrest in the south-east and deadly clashes over land between farmers and herders.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

The West African country remains in a security crisis more than a week after an alliance of jihadists and separatist rebels launched their nationwide raids.

From BBC May 4, 2026

Mali's separatists and Islamists groups have had an on-off relationship for years - going back to 2012 when the ethnic Tuareg separatist rebellion was hijacked by Islamist militants.

From BBC Apr. 28, 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

Stimson was previously jailed in the UK in 2015 for joining pro-Russian separatists in the east of Ukraine.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

When a judge dealt another blow to separatists in May, Smith appealed the ruling and called the referendum.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

He began as a lieutenant and rose through the ranks, shooting to nationwide fame during the war with Russia-backed separatists in 2014.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

While she is correct that the separatists who traveled on the Mayflower in 1620 eschewed the pejorative term Puritan, she errantly suggests that they called themselves Pilgrims.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Their experience in Dunmore’s War led the Shawnees to ally with the British against the separatists in 1777.

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




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